as in to embarrass
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on
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Recent Examples of faze
Gracie Abrams isn't fazed by the public attention on her relationship.
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Most of the time, the celebrities don’t faze Escola; the pre–Hays Code melodrama stars who would stun them IRL are long gone.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
The project's scale, the largest in his career to date, didn't faze Mescal, who, like his character, was hungry for a challenge.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The fact that he isn’t fazed when passing his town’s big houses is partly the benefit of Wonder’s Motown Records legacy that successfully integrated America both culturally and spiritually.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Most of the time, the celebrities don’t faze Escola; the pre–Hays Code melodrama stars who would stun them IRL are long gone.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
The project's scale, the largest in his career to date, didn't faze Mescal, who, like his character, was hungry for a challenge.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The fact that he isn’t fazed when passing his town’s big houses is partly the benefit of Wonder’s Motown Records legacy that successfully integrated America both culturally and spiritually.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faze
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Ohtani should not be embarrassed by his lack of success against Scott.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Trump said Cohen was legitimately paid for legal services, and that Daniels’ story was suppressed to avoid embarrassing Trump’s family, not to influence the electorate.Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Evans believes a lack of planning is largely to blame for our productivity failures, and warns people not to confuse being busy with being productive.Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s receivers won’t be confused for an elite group, but tight end Tyler Warren is the top player in the country at that position, and the running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton is one of the nation’s best.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The company started to bring on editors who seemed less bothered by the PFC model.Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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She was not bothered by the 50-degree morning in Pasadena — which, to many of the Southern Californians in attendance, qualified as chilly.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The veteran coach believes one of the most difficult parts of the job for a rookie is absorbing the vast menu of third-down fronts and pressure packages defenses use to fluster passers.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Minnesota’s defense flustered Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs and the Packers’ typically potent offense until midway through the fourth quarter.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Ohio isn't known for seismic activity, but two noticeable earthquakes rattled the state in the past two weeks.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
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Then, in the third, Olivier rattled Boston’s Charlie McAvoy with a hit along the wall and was challenged to a fight by defenseman Nikita Zadorov.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Faze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faze. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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