busing

noun

bus·​ing ˈbə-siŋ How to pronounce busing (audio)
variants or less commonly bussing
1
: the act of transporting by bus
2
: the transporting of children to a school outside their residential area as a means of achieving racial balance in that school

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In 1971, in response to a Supreme Court decision on busing, the city of Alexandria moved students from all of these high schools around, per Northern Virginia Magazine. Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Immediately after Finn's death, the Hamilton School District changed its busing policy, dropping off 4K students directly at Willow Springs Learning Center. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Outside of the Catholic system, a few new private schools opened in Louisville that first year of busing, and even more opened the following year. Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025 The district eventually restored busing for students at six magnet schools in March. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for busing

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of busing was in 1920

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“Busing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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busing

noun
bus·​ing
variants or bussing
: the act of transporting by bus
especially : the transporting of children to a school outside their neighborhood in order to establish a racial balance at that school

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