as in partisans
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 crusaders
Anti-porn crusaders of all ilks also hijacked the news of Radvinsky’s passing for their various pro-censorship agendas.
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Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
But the 76-year-old congressman from New York is one of Washington’s few prominent crusaders against the sports-betting industry.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Kennedy has stocked key public health advisory committees with anti-vax crusaders.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
For now, privacy crusaders are left to wait.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2025
From anti-porn crusaders to major Statehouse players Founded in the basement of College Hill Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati in 1983, CCV, then called Citizens for Community Values, was waging culture wars before they were even called culture wars.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
While the action-awareness gap isn’t lost on climate crusaders and corporate comptrollers alike, most climate solutions for reduction start with sentience—fashion included, and no, not just in trend forecasting.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
Today’s moral crusaders assume an elementary cause-and-effect relationship between books and readers.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
But the 76-year-old congressman from New York is one of Washington’s few prominent crusaders against the sports-betting industry.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Kennedy has stocked key public health advisory committees with anti-vax crusaders.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
For now, privacy crusaders are left to wait.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2025
From anti-porn crusaders to major Statehouse players Founded in the basement of College Hill Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati in 1983, CCV, then called Citizens for Community Values, was waging culture wars before they were even called culture wars.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
While the action-awareness gap isn’t lost on climate crusaders and corporate comptrollers alike, most climate solutions for reduction start with sentience—fashion included, and no, not just in trend forecasting.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
Today’s moral crusaders assume an elementary cause-and-effect relationship between books and readers.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusaders
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There’s a reason why strident partisans like Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton and progressives Tom Steyer and Katie Porter have consistently placed high in the polls, while moderates like Becerra, his frenemy Antonio Villaraigosa and San Jose mayor Matt Mahan have lagged.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The map of states that offer the highest-quality public preschool programs would surprise some partisans.—
Moriah Balingit,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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In two separate encounters on Monday, the Israeli air force struck and killed Hezbollah militants that the military said approached its troops in a threatening way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2026
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In two separate encounters on Monday, the Israeli air force struck and killed Hezbollah militants that the military said approached its troops in a threatening way.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Now, Elliott, the Hamden Democrat, has been calling likely delegates and trudging around the state to meet with party activists, telling them Connecticut’s government does not do enough.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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The group heard about it from other activists in Washington state.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The apocalyptic religious zealots who ran the Iranian police state were on the verge of complete construction of a nuclear bomb.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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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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“Crusaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusaders. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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