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noun

ˈhāz How to pronounce haze (audio)
Definition of hazenext
1
as in fog
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency Jim could barely make out the tall buildings through the haze

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2
as in daze
a state of mental confusion people wandered around in a haze in the days following the earthquake

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haze

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verb (1)

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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haze

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verb (2)

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
Noun
Advertisement The finger-pointing creates a haze of ambiguity, giving both men plausible deniability. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026 The gala screening took place at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands, as the smoke haze that has hung over Singapore in recent weeks, carried from fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan, lifted slightly. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 On the horizon, in the haze, several more tankers lay anchored, engaged in ship-to-ship transfers, taking on oil shuttled through the Strait of Hormuz under US protection for delivery to customers around the world. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The surge in fires has renewed concerns about transboundary haze across Southeast Asia. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for haze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
  1. fog
  2. daze
  3. tease
  4. blur
  5. cloud
  6. taunt
  7. obscure
  8. mist
Noun
  • The morning fog had lifted as Bates trails one of his delivery trucks and its driver, Lee Wood.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Oyamel firs thrive in cool, moist, mountainous environments, usually between 1,200 and 4,100 meters (3,940–13,450 feet) above sea level, where fog and precipitation are common.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fog
Noun
  • The video then cuts back to Allen, bloodied and walking through the parking lot in a daze.
    — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone in town seemed to walk through that day in a daze; Leslie’s name was spoken in hushed whispers.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Definition of daze
Verb
  • The collection was teased in the initial announcement for Gymshark’s campaign with Megan, who wore the SoftSense shorts in Impact Red.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Morgan had previously teased that the reality series would stream on Hulu, but Versant insiders said there were no streaming plans at the time.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tease
Verb
  • Scientists have been able to measure quantum effects in larger and more complex systems and over great distances, blurring the line once thought to separate the scale of observer and observed.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The distinction between entertainment platforms and traditional media is becoming increasingly blurred.
    — Victoria Usher, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of blur
Noun
  • Tall thunderstorm clouds will be affected by those changing winds and rotate.
    — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Other parts of government already contract out rocket launches, cloud storage, satellite intelligence and artificial-intelligence analysis to the tech sector.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of cloud
Verb
  • More recently, Vega helped fund Diego Marcon’s Krapfen (2025), a film in which a child is taunted by invisible beings that sing and dance.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The woman, who also reported it to the league, alleged that Jackson refused to delete the video and taunted her with it.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of taunt
Verb
  • But take a walk inside and the ground is laden with faint slabs of rock, gravestones from a centuries-old Indigenous family cemetery that had been obscured by the passage of time and neglect.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, any potential signal is expected to be faint and can be obscured by cosmic variance, the statistical uncertainty that arises when observations cover only a finite portion of the universe.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscure
Noun
  • Each fragrance is available as a $49 eau de parfum; a $25 body, hair and linen mist; a $20 solid fragrance that doubles as a bag charm, and a $10 scented candle.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Just keep it to a light mist and clarify regularly, since any styling product can build up on fine strands over time.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
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