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
The bill could also lower campaign costs, Alfieri said, because for example, people wouldn’t have to pay to mail out information to everyone in the city.
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Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
His 1984 campaign angered some Democrats who said his ideas were too left-leaning and would hurt the party in the general election.
—Char Adams, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Vang, 40, launched her campaign to replace Matsui, presenting the highest-profile candidate to challenge the 20-year incumbent.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson helped to reshape Democratic politics in the 1980s with two galvanizing presidential campaigns.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
His 1984 campaign angered some Democrats who said his ideas were too left-leaning and would hurt the party in the general election.
—Char Adams, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Vang, 40, launched her campaign to replace Matsui, presenting the highest-profile candidate to challenge the 20-year incumbent.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson helped to reshape Democratic politics in the 1980s with two galvanizing presidential campaigns.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaign
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Know More The administration’s approach to the actual cases never fit the pattern of a new antitrust movement.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Thus, the robot can adapt to new situations without losing key properties of the movement, such as keeping a bottle vertical so as not to spill the contents, as per the press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care.—
Sophia Tareen,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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By aiming their indictment at the King, the Founders converted constitutional disputes into a moral crusade.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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The visit and the push for Congress to take up sanctions on Russia come at a crucial moment in the conflict.—
STEPHEN GROVES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Industrial push The race to perfect robots and automate is part of Beijing’s sweeping push to upgrade the country’s manufacturing capabilities and defend its position as the world’s factory floor in a new era of high tech, rising labor costs and a shrinking workforce.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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