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
In both those crusades, Milei has emerged as the administration’s standard bearer.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Famines, pestilence, crusades, and war.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Supporters of legalization raised around $23 million for the cause while opponents spent less than $2 million on their anti-cannabis crusade.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
In the crusade to strip the islands to the bones of their humanity, the cultural blacklist included Kōnane.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Famines, pestilence, crusades, and war.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Supporters of legalization raised around $23 million for the cause while opponents spent less than $2 million on their anti-cannabis crusade.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
In the crusade to strip the islands to the bones of their humanity, the cultural blacklist included Kōnane.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crusade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
Noun
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Aghion helped shape French President Emmanuel Macron’s economic program during his 2017 election campaign.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The group published their ideas, known early on as neoplasticism (Nieuwe Beelding), through the magazine De Stijl, whose title eventually became the popular name of their movement.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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This movement helps address tightness in the upper back.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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