as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
a grassroots crusade for spending more money on our public schools
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Recent Examples of crusade
When Elon Musk launched into his government crusade with a chainsaw in hand at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, few in Washington understood just how disruptive his tenure would become.
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Nik Popli, Time, 29 May 2025
Where things stand in Trump's crusade against Harvard.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2025
There were complaints that the adaptation by George Clooney and Grant Heslov was basically a reproduction of the 2005 film, which chronicled CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s heroic crusade against Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communist witch hunts.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
And President Trump’s anti-immigration crusade, including his June 4 partial travel ban on people from 12 countries, including Cuba, will close Cuba’s emigration escape valve.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 29 May 2025
Where things stand in Trump's crusade against Harvard.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2025
There were complaints that the adaptation by George Clooney and Grant Heslov was basically a reproduction of the 2005 film, which chronicled CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow’s heroic crusade against Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communist witch hunts.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
And President Trump’s anti-immigration crusade, including his June 4 partial travel ban on people from 12 countries, including Cuba, will close Cuba’s emigration escape valve.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
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The Patriots junior, who was instrumental in the school winning the 4A state football championship in the fall, closed out his junior campaign with three more state championship medals in track.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Ideas like adding PvE to the game like a campaign or separate mode are not going to happen by launch.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Her off-ball movement, pace and clinical finishing are sure to strike fear into any and all opponents.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The movie presents the years of Agnes’s life out of order, a choice that invites us into her experience of surreal circling rather than forward movement.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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