as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
a crusader for improved safety in coal mines
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Recent Examples of crusader
Lebanese culture minister Ghassan Salameh tells NPR those strikes have put important Roman sites and a crusader castle at risk.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
That skepticism runs throughout the show, though Doyle does not sound especially interested in becoming an anti-AI crusader.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
To be clear, McConaughey isn’t an anti-AI crusader.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Over one year after the death of her fellow anti-Scientology crusader, ex-church official, and Emmy-winning Scientology and the Aftermath collaborator Mike Rinder, actress and former Scientologist Leah Remini has opened up about the pain of living life without her longtime friend.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
That skepticism runs throughout the show, though Doyle does not sound especially interested in becoming an anti-AI crusader.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
To be clear, McConaughey isn’t an anti-AI crusader.
—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Over one year after the death of her fellow anti-Scientology crusader, ex-church official, and Emmy-winning Scientology and the Aftermath collaborator Mike Rinder, actress and former Scientologist Leah Remini has opened up about the pain of living life without her longtime friend.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusader
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Meanwhile, partisans continued to spar over dozens of Republican bills that would allow voters to lower property taxes for homeowners by raising sales taxes on everyone.
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When anti-elite sentiment is bipartisan, the real swing voter becomes the disgruntled partisan.
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Pakistani Taliban militants and other armed groups also operate in the region.
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Sullivan and Sodais watched together as the militants seized Herat.
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In 2016, at 89 years old, Lee, a former teacher and lifelong activist, walked from her home in Fort Worth, Texas, to the nation's capital in an effort to get Juneteenth -- commemorating the end of slavery in the United States -- named a national holiday.
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Opal Lee has held many titles in her nearly 100 years – mother, grandmother, teacher, activist.
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Garrett says the new protocols acknowledge that academic institutions have the responsibility to take steps for the safety of their researchers and protect them from potentially dangerous interactions with conspiracy theorists and other reactionary zealots.
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However, Lee is no legalistic, zealot for the cause.
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Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer and longtime civil rights advocate, said generations of Black farmers have faced barriers accessing government loans and agricultural assistance programs.
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But he and other LGBTQ+ advocates also say that the current political climate, with its backlash to gay rights progress, is playing a role.
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“Crusader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusader. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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