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
What fans didn’t realize was Wahlberg was on his own crusade to salvage Blue Bloods.
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Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Mizzou, which has also yet to take a loss, begins its crusade across a difficult SEC schedule this Saturday against Alabama.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Ron’s crusade against corporate shadiness (and shoddiness) never generates much suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
In both those crusades, Milei has emerged as the administration’s standard bearer.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Mizzou, which has also yet to take a loss, begins its crusade across a difficult SEC schedule this Saturday against Alabama.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Ron’s crusade against corporate shadiness (and shoddiness) never generates much suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
In both those crusades, Milei has emerged as the administration’s standard bearer.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
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In the three months since the Pentagon deployed warships and aircraft in a campaign that the White House said was aimed at drug traffickers from Venezuela, the bolivar has depreciated around 70% against the US dollar, according to data from the central bank, hemorrhaging one point every day.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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President Bill Clinton pardoned Mark Rich, a former hedge-fund manager whose ex-wife had donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democratic National Committee, the Clinton Presidential Library and Hillary Clinton's New York Senate campaign.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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As the anti-India movement in the Maldives gained momentum, China exploited the United States’ absence, rapidly expanding its regional footprint by easing the tremendous debt the island country owed China.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Alcaraz’s movement and defense are basically peerless, but Fritz matched him — almost.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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