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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 The start to the 2026 campaign, however, suggests a rebuilding phase is in the cards. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 Of his quartet of 2026 releases, Primetime feels like the most natural place for his awards campaign to coalesce. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026 Beside Foulkes, McKee’s other nemesis in the campaign is a critical bridge in Providence, Rhode Island — New England's third-largest city. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 This provides room for larger single-piece prints like helmets, aircraft, and other display pieces shown in the campaign. — New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaign
  1. movement
  2. crusade
  3. push
Noun
  • There’s been little movement on the key Democratic demand, an ethics component governing the president and his family, according to two Democratic aides.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That headroom is not vast, which is why any January incomings likely require offsetting by movement outwards.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • Uthmeier’s suit opens another front in Florida’s legal crusade against major technology platforms.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Russell’s previous things, HBO put money into, but the whole anti-DEI crusade has meant that a subject matter like this has made American companies scared to invest in it.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of crusade
Noun
  • The company describes the effort as part of a broader push to increase the pace of hypersonic testing.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Michigan’s offensive line, a unit that was expected to be a strength, generated little push against Western Michigan’s defensive front.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of push

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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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