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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
Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
A little haze won’t affect the taste.
—Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
While this moment might offer a commentary on the weird plenty of the marketplace, Anna senses her father is lost an increasing haze and intervenes.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
This gives the hearts a bit of that lip gloss haze.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Whether hiking through bright sunlight, overcast skies, or snowy conditions where the sun glare is reflected, Knockaround does an excellent job of reducing the haze and glare.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
A little haze won’t affect the taste.
—Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
While this moment might offer a commentary on the weird plenty of the marketplace, Anna senses her father is lost an increasing haze and intervenes.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
This gives the hearts a bit of that lip gloss haze.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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There will also be a bit of patchy fog.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And there’s still almost an hour of film left to go, in which everyone, including the audience, is in a sort of hallucinatory, post traumatic daze — but even the relative comfort of that won’t last long.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Now the state, if not region, is in a daze.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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What piles up now melts gradually through spring and summer, feeding rivers, farms, and household taps long after the clouds clear.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Carnegie Mellon was building a big initiative for an academic cloud lab—$50 million of equipment controlled by a mix of people and robots—and the interface would be via code.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Small but mighty Eha, on Estonia’s Hiiumaa island, part of a Unesco biosphere, has at its heart dawn mist walks, wild herb foraging, and Baltic ancestral healing.—
Jane Alexander,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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