Definition of campaignnext
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 Raman pledged during her campaign to replace McDonnell, criticizing his handling of protests against federal immigration enforcement and arguing that his leadership had damaged trust in the department, particularly among immigrant communities. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026 Eliott Rodriguez's campaign cited this photograph among other evidence in his request to remove Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia due to a conflict of interest with his opponent, incumbent GOP Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Her campaign to meet Boone took off online after a local musician, Fergus Hogan, shared an Instagram video about her story. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2026 Hilton centered a large portion of his campaign on affordability issues such as bringing gas down to $3 a gallon and cutting annual car registration fees to $73. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign
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Noun
  • These help the flight controller determine the aircraft’s position, orientation and movement.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Residents are struggling to secure drinking water and food supplies as the Houthis restrict movement into the city.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Reed’s view Putting California’s billionaire tax on the ballot, which was trailing in early results but remained too close to call Wednesday, may have felt like a crusade against the rich and powerful.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • These included Capra’s weak-kneed response to the anti-Communist crusade that roiled mid-20th-century Hollywood and his occasional failure to adequately credit his collaborators.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Lockheed Martin recently completed a push-through test to verify that PAC-3 MSE could pass through the Mk 41 canister without sustaining damage.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • At the demonstration site, passages are wide enough for a push cart to move in one direction while an individual walks past in the other.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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