mazed; mazing
1
a
: a confusing intricate network of passages
b
: something confusingly elaborate or complicated
a maze of regulations
2
chiefly dialectal
: a state of bewilderment
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Verb
I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance.
Noun
The experiment measured the time it took for a mouse to find its way through a maze to get its reward of cheese.
The school is a maze of classrooms.
a maze of rules and regulations
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Freda Moon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The result is an ominous death rattle for cinema as it was known through the 20th century, and a frightening funhouse maze without a center.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
In his speech, Krishna also pointed to Shannon’s work building robotic mice that solved mazes as an example of his enjoyment of play within his research.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
He's investigated the hidden offshore wealth of Russian oligarchs, billions of dollars in assets held offshore by a member of the Adani family and the Adani Group, and the maze of corporate structures and secretive inner circle of crypto giant Binance.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Said to be the largest indoor market in Latin America, the 430,000-square-foot maze of hallways and booths offers an immersion-therapy-style introduction to Mexican market culture, with sections devoted to everything from soccer jerseys to caged birds.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The result is an ominous death rattle for cinema as it was known through the 20th century, and a frightening funhouse maze without a center.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
In his speech, Krishna also pointed to Shannon’s work building robotic mice that solved mazes as an example of his enjoyment of play within his research.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
He's investigated the hidden offshore wealth of Russian oligarchs, billions of dollars in assets held offshore by a member of the Adani family and the Adani Group, and the maze of corporate structures and secretive inner circle of crypto giant Binance.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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maze
noun
: a path complicated by at least one blind alley and used in learning experiments and in intelligence tests
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