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
Since then, graduates have heard from prime ministers, presidents, Supreme Court justices, movie stars, civil-rights crusaders, and Taylor Swift.
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Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Anti-porn crusaders of all ilks also hijacked the news of Radvinsky’s passing for their various pro-censorship agendas.
—Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 26 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
Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Anti-porn crusaders of all ilks also hijacked the news of Radvinsky’s passing for their various pro-censorship agendas.
—Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 26 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
Noun
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With a large pack of Democrats running and just two serious Republican contenders, Democratic partisans feared their fractured vote would let the GOP nab both spots in Tuesday’s top-two primary.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Tribalism renders too many partisans unable to think ahead more than one election.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Islamabad and Washington shared intelligence that led to the capture of Al Qaeda leaders and militants, especially those who threatened the Pakistani state.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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The taking of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, followed days of airstrikes and intense fighting in nearby villages between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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Hernandez's mother, Nereyda Hernandez, and other LGBTQ activists spoke in support of the trans athlete.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Progressive pushback Klobuchar handily won the endorsement, but not without first facing progressive party activists.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Bo-Katan explains the Mandalorians who raised Din and taught him to never show his face are religious zealots known as the Children of the Watch, who broke from Mandalorian society.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 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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“Crusaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusaders. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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