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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
Irina Dumitrescu, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
The area close to the surface of the water gets enveloped in an eerie mist or haze that resembles smoke, hence the nickname.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Doug Brown, director of stewardship at the Berkshire Natural Resources Council, a nonprofit that maintains nearly 14,000 acres of wild land and over 60 miles of trails in this western Massachusetts county, stares into the distant haze, shielding his eyes from the sun.
—Sophie Ungerleider, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
The best conditions to see the night sky will be with clear skies without clouds or haze.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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The story, too, is hard to follow at times, echoing the out-of-time haze of parental exhaustion.
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Central Florida had a dense fog advisory that lifted around 8 a.m. Cloudy skies are expected to be mostly throughout the area, according to NWS Melbourne.Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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In east-central Florida, the NWS said there may be widespread dense fog advisory through to 10 a.m. Friday.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The open cluster Westerlund 1 is located roughly 12,000 light-years away, residing behind a huge interstellar cloud of gas and dust.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Thicker mid-level to high clouds will spread over the region through daybreak.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2024
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In fact, the mist is composed of just two ingredients: thermal spring water and nitrogen.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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This is an ancient rite, dating back to the mists of 2014, and rivalries have already grown amiably intense.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Haze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haze. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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