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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Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
Medical workers and patients were filmed in bloodied clothes, walking through the rubble, apparently dazed, while video taken inside the hospital showed windows blown out onto patient beds and blood spattered on the floor.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 9 July 2024
Parents holding infants walked in the street outside, dazed and sobbing after the rare daylight aerial assault.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The three men are bloody and appear dazed as the Hamas militants shout in Arabic in the graphic video, recorded by Hamas and reviewed by NBC News journalists.
—Shira Pinson, NBC News, 25 June 2024
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The president, who is 81 years old, stumbled over words, losing his train of thought at times and appearing dazed at others during the event.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
Medical workers and patients were filmed in bloodied clothes, walking through the rubble, apparently dazed, while video taken inside the hospital showed windows blown out onto patient beds and blood spattered on the floor.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 9 July 2024
Parents holding infants walked in the street outside, dazed and sobbing after the rare daylight aerial assault.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The three men are bloody and appear dazed as the Hamas militants shout in Arabic in the graphic video, recorded by Hamas and reviewed by NBC News journalists.
—Shira Pinson, NBC News, 25 June 2024
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“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daze. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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