juggernaut

noun

ˈjə-gər-ˌnȯt How to pronounce juggernaut (audio)
Definition of juggernautnext
as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal there was no escaping the juggernaut of hype for the studio's biggest summer blockbuster

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Recent Examples of juggernaut Obviously, the mood has shifted around this college town thanks to the Hoosiers winning last year's CFP title, along with having a head coach in Curt Cignetti who has turned this program into a football juggernaut in just two years. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Karl Smesko built an absolute women's basketball juggernaut at Florida Gulf Coast. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Never mind the sheer momentum of the Chinese rare earths juggernaut. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 The reality is that Buffalo is an offensive juggernaut, while its defense has taken a massive step back this year after moving on from Sean McDermott. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for juggernaut
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  1. campaign
  2. movement
  3. crusade
  4. push
Noun
  • The two candidates finalized the arguments of their campaigns on Saturday, as Lula marched along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, while Bolsonaro campaigned in a key battleground state.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The leader, facing a tough re-election battle, has focused much of his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote on security.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of campaign
Noun
  • Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • Cuban’s crusade on drug prices has made for strange bedfellows.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The mayor before that, Bill de Blasio, had pledged to eliminate the rides on day one of his administration but abandoned the crusade after heavy opposition from unions and a media blitz involving actor Liam Neeson.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of crusade
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  • The latest push to end the practice began in June after an 18-year-old Indian tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after jumping from a runaway carriage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s push to rename geographic landmarks began on his first day back in office.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of push

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“Juggernaut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juggernaut. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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