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as in daze
a state of mental confusion
people wandered around in a haze in the days following the earthquake
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as in to tease
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
the roughnecks on the oil rig would haze the young man for his refined manners and educated speech
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as in to blur
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
unfortunately, smog was hazing the view of the distant city skyline
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Recent Examples of haze
Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Red lasers slice through the haze, and the pristine sound system keeps skiers dancing well past midnight.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
That is an understandable consequence of that bad knee injury, but also of a general slowing down, the bendy-legged glory years fading into the haze of memory.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
By Bleeding Edge, Pynchon’s detective has re-emerged, no longer in the haze of acid and pot but in the flicker of screens.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Every character is understood through the haze of Linda’s all-consuming emotional state.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Red lasers slice through the haze, and the pristine sound system keeps skiers dancing well past midnight.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
That is an understandable consequence of that bad knee injury, but also of a general slowing down, the bendy-legged glory years fading into the haze of memory.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
By Bleeding Edge, Pynchon’s detective has re-emerged, no longer in the haze of acid and pot but in the flicker of screens.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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Freezing fog makes driving, boating, flying, and other forms of transportation particularly hazardous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Streetlights flickered before large parts of the city were plunged into darkness, as a thick fog settled over the streets and temperatures plummeted to –5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit).—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Austin Butler going viral for his dancing at Bad Bunny's Puerto Rico residency in an edibles-induced daze.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
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Patrons lounged in a smoky daze; men wearing fedoras played mah-jongg.—
Dennis Zhou,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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On-device processing keeps personal data local, while secure cloud services extend functionality with user control.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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That said, don’t wait for perfectly clear skies to head into the hills – even in bright, sunny weather, the Matterhorn loves playing peek-a-boo behind the clouds.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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There is also pretty but not always energetic imagery filmed in different referenced parts of the current American wilderness — snow gathering in fields, mist rising above mountaintops — and never-energetic shots of re-enactors loading muskets or preparing for battle.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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