as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
a grassroots crusade for spending more money on our public schools
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Recent Examples of crusade
For years now, the author has been on a near single-minded social media crusade against transgender women, and more recently has begun lending the campaign her financial support too.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Institutions should remember how McCarthy’s crusade was finally stopped: not through cautious compliance, but through courage, solidarity, and a collective insistence on freedom and fairness.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Then, on July 8th, Biden released a letter as a last-ditch effort to end the crusade to push him out.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
His latest tease suggests a significant new chapter may be unfolding with the potential addition of The Righteous to his dark crusade in WWE.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Institutions should remember how McCarthy’s crusade was finally stopped: not through cautious compliance, but through courage, solidarity, and a collective insistence on freedom and fairness.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Then, on July 8th, Biden released a letter as a last-ditch effort to end the crusade to push him out.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
His latest tease suggests a significant new chapter may be unfolding with the potential addition of The Righteous to his dark crusade in WWE.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
Noun
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Milton and his wife had donated $1.8 million to Trump’s campaign, and hired a lawyer who happened to be the brother of Trump’s Attorney General, Pam Bondi.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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In January of last year, DeSantis’ wheezing presidential campaign reported a payment of $2,300 for rent.—
Ana Ceballos,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Noun
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By movements like the one in Wisconsin that put Susan Crawford on the Supreme Court.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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This may lead to difficulties thinking and concentrating, as well as impair movement and memory.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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