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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
Antonio Ferme, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Amid the thick haze of flirting, Robin notices that the chakra stones are out of order in a statue on the shop owner’s desk.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
When a massive storm knocked out power and sent the world outside into a flickering haze of uncertainty — no streetlights, no signal, no safety net — James was there.
—Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Duhamel walks us through Staten's rash actions, still driven by being lost in a haze of grief, including a punch that will have serious repercussions for Staten going forward.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
For every celebrity with a vape in hand, journalists in the crowd absorbed George Clooney’s call to arms under a sobering haze of scrutiny.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Amid the thick haze of flirting, Robin notices that the chakra stones are out of order in a statue on the shop owner’s desk.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
When a massive storm knocked out power and sent the world outside into a flickering haze of uncertainty — no streetlights, no signal, no safety net — James was there.
—Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Duhamel walks us through Staten's rash actions, still driven by being lost in a haze of grief, including a punch that will have serious repercussions for Staten going forward.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
Noun
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2025
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Fans saw through the fog from the beginning, and each slight felt more telling than the last.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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The Juneteenth show in Texas was the culmination of an unlikely rise, literally to the clouds, for a Black woman whose courage still astounds a century later.—
Victor Luckerson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Pull out your credit card to shop our favorite finds like the stylish outdoor lounge chair to relax poolside as the sun peeks from behind the clouds.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2025
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The device is not particularly technologically advanced; the electronic components inside consist of little more than a battery and a heating coil that turns liquid into mist.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Copper frames reference The Balvenie’s distillation process, brutalist forms nod to the distillery’s architecture, and mist, light and sound call the slow, transformative maturation of The Balvenie Fifty Collection.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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