dazes

verb

present tense third-person singular of daze
1
as in stuns
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented

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2
as in blinds
to overpower with light a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazes
  1. stuns
  2. blinds
  3. rocks
  4. dazzles
Verb
  • Union boss stuns with major Republican endorsement as election nears.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Miles away in Fairhaven, Pennsylvania, Chief of Police Dave Ellison (Bill Camp) gets a call that stuns him, and prompts him to contact the FBI immediately.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuns
Verb
  • Technology is seamless rather than showy; lighting shifts subtly, blinds glide silently.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • As the United States blinds itself, foreign adversaries are expanding their efforts.
    — RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of blinds
Verb
  • The stuff that works here manages to blast past personal malaise with music that rocks.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Trike2 rocks an 840-Wh battery, for up to 70 miles (113 km) of range.
    — Loz Blain October 26, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of rocks
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Peggy is celebrating the release of her book, which dazzles everyone but Elizabeth Kirkland (Phylicia Rashad), her future mother-in-law.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The upscale Country Club Plaza shopping district always dazzles.
    — Dashae Engler, Midwest Living, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of dazzles
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