as in movements
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 campaigns
The charter association’s political arm has not mounted campaigns in support of anyone.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Wilson has had his most productive Premier League season by some distance, scoring 10 goals – compared to 12 across three previous top-flight campaigns with Fulham combined — and some of them have been superb, too.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Connecticut Apartment Association poured time and money into its opposition of the eviction reform bill, testifying publicly and funding communication campaigns against the measure.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
After high-profile lobbying campaigns by the likes of Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, lawmakers approved a major increase in the state’s film and TV incentive program last May.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Start of campaigns Conventions generally help get candidates moving on their campaigns, though the endorsement process hasn’t served the Minnesota GOP well in recent years, Samsundar noted.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
The 192-page document, written by Paul Rivera, a Democratic consultant unaffiliated with the Biden and Harris campaigns, lacks key sections, including a conclusion and an executive summary.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 May 2026
As with most of these campaigns against individuals, this one too ended not with a bang but a whimper.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Wilson has had his most productive Premier League season by some distance, scoring 10 goals – compared to 12 across three previous top-flight campaigns with Fulham combined — and some of them have been superb, too.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The Connecticut Apartment Association poured time and money into its opposition of the eviction reform bill, testifying publicly and funding communication campaigns against the measure.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
After high-profile lobbying campaigns by the likes of Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, lawmakers approved a major increase in the state’s film and TV incentive program last May.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Start of campaigns Conventions generally help get candidates moving on their campaigns, though the endorsement process hasn’t served the Minnesota GOP well in recent years, Samsundar noted.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
The 192-page document, written by Paul Rivera, a Democratic consultant unaffiliated with the Biden and Harris campaigns, lacks key sections, including a conclusion and an executive summary.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 May 2026
As with most of these campaigns against individuals, this one too ended not with a bang but a whimper.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigns
Noun
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The austerity policies that Spain undertook during that crisis—such as freezing the minimum wage and cutting social spending—had produced an immensely unequal recovery and become the target of populist movements.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Throughout the decades the company continued to press forward with ultra-thin movements, culminating in 2017’s Altiplano Ultimate Automatic 910P, which was awarded the Mechanical Exception Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2021.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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During that time, there were five crusades resulting in the deaths of millions of Christians, Muslims, and Jews.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 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, including voting rights, job opportunities, education and health care.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
17 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Campaigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigns. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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