as in haze
a state of mental confusion
she was in a daze for a minute after being hit on the head by a volleyball
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as in to stun
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented
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Recent Examples of daze
Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Two men strapped into the gondola appear dazed, while a female lies on the floor of the platform.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
In the movie’s only overt nod to the comic books, in which Dent becomes Batman enemy Two-Face, the character is seen crumpled and dazed following the explosion with the left side of his face severely burned.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Outlander producer breaks down season 7 return, Roger's shocking discovery
Roger is dazed.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Two men strapped into the gondola appear dazed, while a female lies on the floor of the platform.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
In the movie’s only overt nod to the comic books, in which Dent becomes Batman enemy Two-Face, the character is seen crumpled and dazed following the explosion with the left side of his face severely burned.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daze
Noun
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As the microlight receded west into the haze, the birds chasing behind, an armada of cars and camper vans sped off in pursuit.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Abbey in the Oakwood is similarly enigmatic, featuring a derelict cemetery with tilting tombstones and the ruins of a church amid leafless trees, as is Greifswald in Moonlight, a nighttime scene of fishing vessels at low tide with a German city in the haze.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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They were stunned by the incandescence of her skin.—
Beth Landman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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Father stunned when stranger pays his restaurant bill A dad having breakfast with his kids was amazed when a stranger out of nowhere took care of his bill.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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One after the next, their headlights were blinding, an eraser smudging out the night.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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Celebrity has a way of blinding some people to eccentric or unacceptable behavior.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article On Tuesday morning, patchy and dense fog returned in several counties.—
Garfield Hylton,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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The weather service warned Saturday that dense fog near airports in Louisiana may complicate arrivals for fans traveling to New Orleans for Sunday’s game.—
Artemis Moshtaghian,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The trailer features Drake in a trance while posted up in the corner of a speakeasy, sipping on a drink as he’s surrounded by chatty women not paying him any mind.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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Hypnosis is a method that puts someone in a trance or dream-like state, a relaxed condition, and it has been practiced for thousands of years.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Daze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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