: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving harassment
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If using fencing, an electric wire at the top and bottom of fencing can discourage coyotes but won’t harm them, says Owen.
Use hazing techniques to chase a coyote out of your yard.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
In 1989, an Alpha Phi Alpha pledge at Morehouse College died following a hazing session.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Utopia opens Ethan Berger’s film debut, fraternity hazing drama The Line starring Alex Wolff at NYC’s Regal Union Square, expanding in select theaters nationally to about 35-50 screens and potentially wider in November.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Their efforts have not been as successful in Georgia where hazing remains a misdemeanor.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
In 1989, an Alpha Phi Alpha pledge at Morehouse College died following a hazing session.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Utopia opens Ethan Berger’s film debut, fraternity hazing drama The Line starring Alex Wolff at NYC’s Regal Union Square, expanding in select theaters nationally to about 35-50 screens and potentially wider in November.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Their efforts have not been as successful in Georgia where hazing remains a misdemeanor.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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