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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
Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Jack Knowles’s lights slice through the haze at menacing, noirish angles, and video designers Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom keep towering, lurid live-feed images of the casts’ faces constantly looming.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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
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
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Noun
Rocky worlds orbiting these smaller stars could have rich carbon atmospheres, or even hazes, like Saturn's moon Titan.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Jack Knowles’s lights slice through the haze at menacing, noirish angles, and video designers Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom keep towering, lurid live-feed images of the casts’ faces constantly looming.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haze
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On Tuesday at 2:28 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the NWS San Diego CA in effect until 9 a.m. for San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Feb. 2025
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Because the fog sometimes turns out to be the actual transmitter of illumination—the clarity rising from within the confusions—any simple summary or attempt to distill objective lessons betrays his mind.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 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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Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The French linen mist melds cozy notes of bergamot and musk with a lemony twist and the fresh, floral smell of a white-flower bouquet.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
20 Feb. 2025
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After buying the mist and taking it with you on your next tropical escape, don’t forget to re-spray your skin every two or so hours: guaranteeing a goddess-level shine that just might rival that of the sun.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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