Thesaurus results for DAZING

dazing

verb

present participle of daze

as in stunning

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 blinding

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

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Recent Examples of dazing Fairview came out throwing haymakers, dazing the Bruins in the early going. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025

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Footage of the fight shared online showed Williams punching Colón in the back of the head in the seventh round, apparently stunning him.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Margaret deploys this power to find Daniel and to free him from Noah and the WARDEX minions—essentially, by stunning them emotionally.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

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But now, the ferocity of regressive racial animus, coupled with the blinding enthusiasm around AI, make their confluence on the nation’s big birthday special.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
One of the rounds entered Lunsford’s head above the left eye, blinding him in that eye and sending bone fragments out his left ear.

— Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of blinding

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The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x starts things off strong with a gorgeous 14-inch 2K OLED display rocking a 1200p resolution.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
That’s going to ramp up the pressure on an improving Drake Maye in a place that’s rocking.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocking

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The suddenness of it all was terrifying, even paralyzing, and yet, at the same time, oddly relieving.

— Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
The attacks and the air raid alerts that accompany them have severely disrupted life in the city, forcing millions to constantly seek shelter and paralyzing the capital’s businesses and transport networks.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

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