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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
Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Strong northeasterly winds, including gusts up to 20 mph, carried a stream of unhealthy fine particulate pollution for several dozen miles, casting a toxic haze over downtown Los Angeles, Compton and Long Beach.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Nicole Hockley co-founded Sandy Hook Promise in the haze following the murder of her son, Dylan.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Later, as slow-motion scenes of a horse overlay cancan dancers and the men bond through a haze of booze and fresh air, Pierre reminisces on the prairies and the stars.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The first sounds are an electronic haze that swirls like an auditory representation of the dry ice shrouding the set designer Mimi Lien’s narrow catwalk intersected by a movable pane of glass.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Strong northeasterly winds, including gusts up to 20 mph, carried a stream of unhealthy fine particulate pollution for several dozen miles, casting a toxic haze over downtown Los Angeles, Compton and Long Beach.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Nicole Hockley co-founded Sandy Hook Promise in the haze following the murder of her son, Dylan.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Later, as slow-motion scenes of a horse overlay cancan dancers and the men bond through a haze of booze and fresh air, Pierre reminisces on the prairies and the stars.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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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
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Just days after what seemed like 40 days and 40 nights of Bay Area storms, the clouds have finally given San Francisco a break – just in time for Ayesha Curry’s Sweet July Skin coffee truck pop-up during All-Star Weekend.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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The camp is firmly perched beside a small, spring-fed lake, above billowing clouds and below Mawenzi’s jagged peak.—
Mary Robnett,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Intensity In contrast to the fine-fragrance mist, the perfume is much more intense and bold.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Tonight, however, there’s little to see at kick-off but the mist of fans’ breath against the black of the night.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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