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campaign

noun

(ˌ)kam-ˈpān How to pronounce campaign (audio)
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 In the more Republican-friendly district, Duarte pulled in vastly more money than her opponent did in the primary campaign. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The campaign also places particular emphasis on technologies capable of defeating drones while minimizing collateral damage. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 Footlik and Einhorn began to plot a campaign to transform Qatar’s reputation. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Additionally, some anti-war politicians have been imprisoned or forced to flee abroad before the campaign. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaign
  1. movement
  2. crusade
  3. push
Noun
  • The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers' strike and intense population movements.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Venus in your daily-life zone connects awkwardly with Uranus in your sign, increasing your appetite for novelty, movement, or a different way of doing things.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • But for all his protestations, many saw the war on terror as a crusade—a word that Bush himself used early on until he was told how poorly that played in the Islamic world.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Uthmeier’s suit opens another front in Florida’s legal crusade against major technology platforms.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of crusade
Noun
  • My colleague Susanne Rust obtained internal documents from an industry group that reveal a coordinated push to dismantle California’s single use plastic law.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That push continues Sunday when Miami plays its next league match at Nu Stadium against San Diego.
    — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of push

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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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