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
The leader should not be criticized; a vast conspiracy threatens the movement; triumph is ongoing, even if the movement’s crusade against dangerous pesticides and heavy metals in the soil and drinking water has culminated in the election of a President who apparently loves all that stuff.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Dobson’s feverish crusades against pornography, gambling, divorce, and even SpongeBob SquarePants now seem almost quaint in a party that has fully embraced Trumpism.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
To Carney’s critics, his anti-DDA crusade is less of a search for fiscal truth than a political tactic to embarrass the DDA.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
As of Tuesday, more than 450 Florida veterans from every branch of the military had joined their crusade.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Dobson’s feverish crusades against pornography, gambling, divorce, and even SpongeBob SquarePants now seem almost quaint in a party that has fully embraced Trumpism.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
To Carney’s critics, his anti-DDA crusade is less of a search for fiscal truth than a political tactic to embarrass the DDA.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
As of Tuesday, more than 450 Florida veterans from every branch of the military had joined their crusade.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
Noun
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Trump promised during the 2024 presidential campaign to release the files in their entirety and Patel before taking the FBI job had pushed unsubstantiated claims about who was in them.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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This campaign has different athletes like Marino and basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes sharing their health journeys.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both judges advised Elaine to finish her movements completely.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Following its defeat by Communist Party forces in the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Nationalist movement, led by Chiang Kai-shek, fled to the island in 1949 as a government in exile.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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