: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving harassment
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In 2015, the university placed SAE on a one-year warning for hazing, and in January 2018, the fraternity was put on probation following a new hazing investigation.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called for a sweeping overhaul of how the military handles allegations of hazing and other types of abuse, insisting that the military had grown too soft and promising to expunge the records of tough leaders with past infractions.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Part of the appeal of drones as hazing tools, however, is that the whirring sound of the rotors is already scary enough for most bears.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
Affleck tackled the role of angry soon-to-be super-senior Fred O'Bannion, who took pleasure in paddling freshmen during Lee High School's annual hazing ritual.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called for a sweeping overhaul of how the military handles allegations of hazing and other types of abuse, insisting that the military had grown too soft and promising to expunge the records of tough leaders with past infractions.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Part of the appeal of drones as hazing tools, however, is that the whirring sound of the rotors is already scary enough for most bears.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
Affleck tackled the role of angry soon-to-be super-senior Fred O'Bannion, who took pleasure in paddling freshmen during Lee High School's annual hazing ritual.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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