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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Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
The Ghoul House maze monsters wear ghastly disguises and deliver jump scares designed to thrill, chill and terrify just like their Fright Fest, Scary Farm and Horror Nights compatriots.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
Navigating the world-record corn maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins is a test of the human psyche.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
These days, his company prepares maze designs for hundreds of farms.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Noun
With the two candidates in town, the area of downtown surrounding the hotels was a maze of barricades, police cars, DMV trucks, Secret Service SUVs and ambulances serving as barricades to block off the streets.
—Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
The Ghoul House maze monsters wear ghastly disguises and deliver jump scares designed to thrill, chill and terrify just like their Fright Fest, Scary Farm and Horror Nights compatriots.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
Navigating the world-record corn maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins is a test of the human psyche.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
These days, his company prepares maze designs for hundreds of farms.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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