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maze

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verb

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Recent Examples of maze
Noun
The occult realm of Netflix, the streaming service that ensnares viewers in a maze of maybes, has joined forces with Sonia Friedman Productions to convert a piece of prime theatrical real estate into a zone of franchise extension. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 In video games, combat is a puzzle, a maze with shifting hazards to navigate. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 But now the 55-year-old beleaguered mogul — worth as much as $1 billion just three years ago — spends his days moving with little fanfare through the maze of hallways and rooms that make up the federal justice system, his once-black hair and beard faded to gray. Danielle Bacher, People.com, 2 May 2025 Bryce Canyon is a colorful maze of spires, cliffs and ravines eroded in soft rock and soil at the edge of a plateau. CBS News, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for maze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maze
Noun
  • This particular one was modeled after the labyrinth in the Chartres Cathedral and dedicated to John-Roger after his death.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • The giant spreads his arms to gesture at the labyrinth of pages, then throws his head back in cackling laughter.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
  • This program was designed to provide shorter, clearer letters to reduce taxpayer confusion.
    Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • That drop has puzzled the Dodgers and the right-hander alike.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • Listen to this article In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery merged HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming app called Max, with the puzzling decision to remove the HBO from the streaming app’s brand.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The views of rooftops, treetops, and (if the fog cooperates) the Bay are nothing short of cinematic.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Zero visibility strategy: In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a safe spot, like a nearby business parking lot, to pull over and stop.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Some were baffled by Perry’s dancing and said the show looked cheap.
    Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
  • The complexities of her character mirrored in her stony, resentful stare, in her grim, unforgiving mouth, will always baffle and enthrall.
    E.R. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Long story short, the uncontrolled airflow of a standard blow dryer can create tangles galore on loose to tight curl patterns while the nozzle detachment used to create a smooth blowout effect does away with curls entirely.
    Georgia Day, Vogue, 14 May 2025
  • Before Carrier’s tangle of fraudulent loans collapsed and was exposed in court, there were signs of trouble.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Also, this word et cetera at the end of the sentence confused me.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 May 2025
  • Weir was confused by the man’s unusual conviction, though.
    Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • They were bewildered for me, and so was all the other staff.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Small wonder many of the migrants are disoriented and bewildered.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maze. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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