as in haze
a state of mental confusion
she was in a daze for a minute after being hit on the head by a volleyball
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as in to stun
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented
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Recent Examples of daze
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
When Lorenzo Charles plucked an air ball from the sky and slammed home a game-winning dunk, Valvano ran around the court in a daze, looking for someone to hug.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Retton, who was nabbed on a DUI charge on May 17 in Marion County, W.Va., appears dazed, distressed and disheveled throughout the lengthy clip, released by Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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Noun
The 19-year-old pledge at Pennsylvania State University died in 2017 after twice falling down the stairs of the Beta Theta Pi house in a drunken daze.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
When Lorenzo Charles plucked an air ball from the sky and slammed home a game-winning dunk, Valvano ran around the court in a daze, looking for someone to hug.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
McKnight brought her then 10-year-old daughter, Kara, to a toy drive first lady Beshear had organized, but Kara, dazed, wouldn’t take any of the toys.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Retton, who was nabbed on a DUI charge on May 17 in Marion County, W.Va., appears dazed, distressed and disheveled throughout the lengthy clip, released by Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daze
Noun
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Queer William Lee (Daniel Craig) — a middle-aged American expat in 1950s Mexico City — spends his days lost in a haze of parties and one-night stands with younger men.—
Charlotte Walsh,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Arena lighting and floor shaders replicate the look of real NBA courts down to wood grain and post-game haze.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Instead, the army became bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, and the West was stunned by Moscow’s poor battlefield performance.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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When news of the closing of Valerie Chang’s Peruvian restaurant Maty’s was announced in Midtown, Miami diners were stunned.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And the time when his friendly relationship with Bashar al-Assad blinded him to the devastation the Syrian leader was prepared to visit upon his people.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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Nevertheless, some senior defense officials, a full year after October 7, suspected that the malfunctions were not a coincidence but rather the result of a sophisticated cyberattack that included intentional power outages to blind Israeli surveillance.—
Yaakov Katz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Soon, the sun burned through the morning fog as more than 100 people gathered on the sandbar to welcome the paddlers at the end of their journey and offer prayer and song.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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John whistles an old tune, a fragile attempt to break her trance.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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But don’t be fooled by the red planet’s Venusian trance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daze. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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