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noun

Definition of daze

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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verb

ˈdāz

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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as in to blind

to overpower with light a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

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Noun

Other bedding plants for summer color in sunny sites include angelonia, blue daze, bush daisy, Joseph’s coat, melampodium, salvia, torenia and zinnias. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026 Those around me were in a daze. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

Kwan stands there for a second, a bit dazed, as DeLauter laughs and retreats to the dugout to put on the medieval home run helmet. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026 When Sneaky Snook in his mail truck happened upon the wreckage near the boundary of Meredith Downs, sheep were scattered along the roadside and the fence, bleating, dazed. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daze

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Noun

White Settlement residents may notice a smoky haze or strong odor even though the fire is a significant distance away, the department said in a social media post.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Plantation owners and traditional farmers often start fires to clear land for farming at low cost, triggering hazardous haze that reduces visibility, disrupts land and air transportation and threatens public health.

— Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of haze

Verb

Innanen stuns as Paul Baker — full name all the time — a Canadian newcomer to the group who becomes integral to his friends’ emotional processing all while operating as the resident Gen-Z eye candy.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
The final price tag stunned the industry and reflected a confluence of factors inside and outside San Diego.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of stun

Verb

Kate O’Flynn has been a working actor for 20 years and, on this blinding August morning, is adjusting to the beginnings of her first-ever trip to Los Angeles.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
There, a terrified teenage girl would be filmed fleeing before she was consumed by a blinding flash of light and then found dead, bearing unexplained marks on her body.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of blind

Noun

This horror movie mostly just smelled of fake fog from a community theater production and occasionally you were startled by random bursts of air, once again pulling you from the events on screen.

— Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Tech has crept into every facet of everyday life, like an invisible fog of ones and zeros.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fog

Noun

Paulina Prosnitz Back to the issue Welcome Wings Traveling to Greece last summer was a dreamlike trance of crystal-clear waters, skinny European cigarettes, and endless tzatziki.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Though the faith and worship systems of the time are largely unknown, researchers believe this rock art may depict a group in a trance state.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

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