hazing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hazing
Example Sentences
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But the objects of his hazing are publicly unfazed.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
In addition to the nonlethal hazing, the department encourages ranchers to hire “range riders,” essentially cowboys, to sleep in the pastures with the cows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
Yu’s report called on the police department to ban “‘rites of passage’ that might be construed as hazing or disparate treatment towards probationary officers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
The best combat the campaigns could muster this lazy end-of-summer week was some mutual hazing about the terms of the long-scheduled Sept. 10 debate on ABC News.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2024
“Middle school is supposed to be the worst. It’s like a giant hazing for adulthood. We all gotta go through it.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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