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hazing

[hey-zing] / ˈheɪ zɪŋ /


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“I saw it as affectionate hazing and acceptance into the group.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

But Mr. Warsh knows this hazing is what he signed up for.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

We were then, indeed, challenged and tested, with a slew of activities that added up to little more than a light hazing to bond us.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2025

Before the game Tuesday, Nike released a commercial where James filled Bronny’s car with Fruity Pebbles cereal in a rookie hazing.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2024

We got the presidents of the sorority as our “big sisters,” which meant that throughout pledging, we escaped a lot of the hazing.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Historic revivals of hunting urge make an interesting recital of religious inquisitions, witch-burnings, college hazings, persecution of suffragettes, of the I.W.W., of the Japanese, or of pacifists.

From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

The Rival Pitchers A Story of College Baseball A faithful picture of college life of to-day, with its hazings, its grinds, its pretty girls and all.

From Dorothy Dale in the City by Penrose, Margaret




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