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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Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Seeing the potential in the original apartment—a maze of smaller rooms with odd proportions—was no small feat.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025
That idea turned into a giant hedge maze that really did a number on them.
—Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Driving is on the left and the washboard, potholed, maze of a road network makes navigating a rental car challenging.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This fear increases as the family turns against itself, escaping Tehran for Iman’s hometown, stalking and hiding within a literal old-world maze.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Seeing the potential in the original apartment—a maze of smaller rooms with odd proportions—was no small feat.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2025
That idea turned into a giant hedge maze that really did a number on them.
—Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Driving is on the left and the washboard, potholed, maze of a road network makes navigating a rental car challenging.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Maze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maze. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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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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