mazed

past tense of maze

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mazed
Verb
  • But at seven weeks, doctors were already puzzled.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Bill Gross, then-head of Pimco and a true bond market expert, was just as puzzled.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The comment sections of each video documenting the saga was flooded with people baffled by how the pair ended up in the situation.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Willis, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who starred for the San Francisco 49ers, was baffled by Jerry Jones sending Parsons to Green Bay.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For nearly 20 years, astronomers have been perplexed by the strange disk of dust and debris circling Fomalhaut, a bright star just 25 light-years from Earth.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Many historians have been perplexed by how such a seemingly simple man as Shakespeare could have written works of such grandeur and depth.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The office had been working with elderly, low-income and disabled people to see what most confused them about SSA processes and what would most help them if these were redesigned.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Forgive some Colorado Avalanche fans if they’re confused by the lack of noise as training camp beckons.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Mazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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