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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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as in blinds
to overpower with light
a skier dazed by the glare from the snow
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Continue reading … 'BEEN THROUGH THIS' – Michael Cohen stuns MSNBC panel with statement about James Comey indictment.—
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Chamarel, Mauritius Spilling across the volcanic hills of southwest Mauritius, Chamarel stuns with its terrain—Seven Coloured Earth ripples in bands of violet, ochre, and rust, shifting under the tropical sun like a living canvas.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Pride blinds them to reality until nemesis arrives, undoing both their achievements and their legacies.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … HONOR CODE BUST – Navy scandal rocks Democratic candidate as new poll shows gubernatorial race tied.—
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FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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When a Palestinian teenager gets swept up into a protest in the occupied West Bank and experiences a moment of violence that rocks his family, his mother recounts the political and emotional threads that led to that fateful moment.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Chrissy Teigen attends a movie premiere in Los Angeles, while Naomi Campbell dazzles at a London Fashion Week event.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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Genius dazzles down the ages, but so do fits of rage.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Dazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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