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
At that point, the next crusade would be announced.
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Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Miami is not alone in the crusade to take pitch calling from the catcher’s hands.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Cracks in church-state wall In his latest I-am-the-law crusade, Uthmeier is repudiating one of the most fundamental aspects of our democracy, the separation of church and state.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Much of Orbán’s criticism of the Central European University has been directed personally at George Soros, who is Jewish, often deploying antisemitic tropes in what has become a crusade against the billionaire philanthropist.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Miami is not alone in the crusade to take pitch calling from the catcher’s hands.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Cracks in church-state wall In his latest I-am-the-law crusade, Uthmeier is repudiating one of the most fundamental aspects of our democracy, the separation of church and state.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Much of Orbán’s criticism of the Central European University has been directed personally at George Soros, who is Jewish, often deploying antisemitic tropes in what has become a crusade against the billionaire philanthropist.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
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At a campaign stop early Tuesday morning, Mamdani praised Boylan for standing up to Cuomo.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Starlink is owned by Elon Musk, a major financial supporter of Trump during his reelection campaign.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Like the republican project itself, the artistic movements of both Europe and America were a mashup of mutual influences.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Florida Legislature has recently made construction worker relocation easier, but deals with other states to allow the free movement of professionals could expand these benefits further.—
Maxwell Harden,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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