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“Days” or “Daze”

days / daze are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

days d·EY·z

  • nounthe time during which someone's life continues.

daze d·EY·z

  • nounthe feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally.
  • nounconfusion characterized by lack of clarity.
Usage

Examples in context

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“days”

  • …years as in the early days of broadcast television.
  • …retreated to Nishapur, but within days al-Kirmani and Ibn Surayj fell…
  • …Roger Bresnahan, after missing thirty days of the baseball season and…
  • 13 days after the Singapore recall, Volkswagen…
  • Over the coming two days the entire Jewish community of…
  • …Shadova - Šeduva a few days later as part of Operation
  • …four solar events as "quarter days" and the four midpoint events…
  • The war lasted only 105 days and most of the deceased…
  • Arrests were made in the days following the crime; hijackers Mziwamadoda…
  • …mid-40s and had only five days to learn the part, the…

“daze”

  • …at festivals like Laguna Seca Daze and the HORDE tour.
  • …1988 Spike Lee film School Daze and as Ron Johnson Jr.…
  • Wedding Daze (2004 film)
  • Daze is a village in the…
  • Daze, Burkina Faso
  • 2016: DaZe: Vol.
  • Wedding Daze is a 2004 comedy television…

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