as in movement
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
an all-out campaign to bring a minor league baseball team to the city
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Recent Examples of campaign
In August, Atkins had more campaign cash on hand than any other Democrat in the race but was still polling in the single digits.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Republicans Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, and former Fox News host Steve Hilton are also running for governor, as is former Assemblymember Ian Calderon, who announced his campaign last week.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As the year winds down, many leaders shift their focus to holiday campaigns, budget wrap-ups or end-of-year reporting.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Baltimore had coincidently fallen 17 points below its scoring average, and the Ravens fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2015 — a campaign that ended with a 5-11 record.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Republicans Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, and former Fox News host Steve Hilton are also running for governor, as is former Assemblymember Ian Calderon, who announced his campaign last week.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As the year winds down, many leaders shift their focus to holiday campaigns, budget wrap-ups or end-of-year reporting.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Baltimore had coincidently fallen 17 points below its scoring average, and the Ravens fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2015 — a campaign that ended with a 5-11 record.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaign
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Milei, who has led the country since December 2023, is now facing off against several threats to his free market movement, including the recent electoral successes of his Peronist rivals and a depletion of his country’s foreign reserves.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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What started as a small collaboration grew into a global movement, now marked each year by millions who wear pink ribbons, participate in walks, and push for advances in research and early detection.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Famines, pestilence, crusades, and war.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
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While the majority of commentary online seemed to take Thug’s move as a misstep, there’s an undertone to the cover that at once acknowledges the current moment’s eerie push toward white nationalism while skewering the concept on its face.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Students from the kingdom are increasingly turning away from US universities in particular, put off by a mix of hostile immigration policies, concerns over gun violence, and the kingdom’s own push to grow its domestic education sector.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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