1
as in stunning
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 blinding
to overpower with light
a skier dazed by the glare from the snow
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Recent Examples of dazing
Fairview came out throwing haymakers, dazing the Bruins in the early going.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
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Defencemen can play effectively without blinding speed, but the Oilers group could use another speedster who can close gaps quickly.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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That’s when the group attempted its perilous journey back to civilization, in a blinding blizzard beneath towering, avalanche-prone slopes.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, Bella Hadid stepped out in Milan to promote her new collaboration with Miss Sixty, rocking blunt platinum bangs reminiscent of the fictional pop star.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kyle says a teary good-bye to everyone, gets on a boat, and is let out in the deep blue water, heading back to civilization, heading over each rocking swell, not into the future, but somehow into the past.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Though brief, Yoon’s martial law decree triggered the country’s most severe political crisis in decades, paralyzing politics and high-level diplomacy and rattling financial markets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The differences between the two major models, along with other forecast guidance, equates to the difference between a paralyzing blizzard along the I-95 corridor and a largely forgettable bout of light snow.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Dazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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