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
But the 76-year-old congressman from New York is one of Washington’s few prominent crusaders against the sports-betting industry.
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Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Last year, it was also accused of killing Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, a known crusader against organized crime in Mexico.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Kennedy has stocked key public health advisory committees with anti-vax crusaders.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
While a college student, Jackson was a crusader in the fight against Jim Crow segregation laws.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
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Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Last year, it was also accused of killing Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, a known crusader against organized crime in Mexico.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Kennedy has stocked key public health advisory committees with anti-vax crusaders.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
While a college student, Jackson was a crusader in the fight against Jim Crow segregation laws.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusader
Noun
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Disrupting basic services to millions of Americans in such circumstances only makes sense to die-hard partisans.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Israel, meanwhile, saw Nasser’s rising influence across the Arab world as a danger, and wanted an excuse to cut him down, and to target Palestinian fedayeen militants who were operating in Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula, which were both controlled by Egypt at the time.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon also is intensifying, while the disruption of the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf has upended the global economy.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If Aaron is successful, the court will set a precedent that will not only protect him but may also shield other activists and developers from censorship and prosecution.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Historians, educators, activists and politicians for far too long elevated Chávez above Huerta in the name of a simplistic narrative that should’ve never been constructed.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Clara Molot talks to the zealots who are holding the line.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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Co-founder Raymond Cogan was a fan from his first ride, but became a zealot about a year later after hearing another cyclist putting the popular bike club down.—
Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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And these unlikely advocates are determined to use their voices for good.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The underlying facts of the case are still to be ruled on, but the partial ruling on Friday was a big win for immigration advocates who had been fighting to shut down the controversial site.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Crusader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusader. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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