crusades

plural of crusade
as in campaigns
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 crusades Famines, pestilence, crusades, and war. Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 The Catholic Church was thrilled with the power of the press when the innovation helped raise cash for the Church’s crusades and get more Bibles into the hands of more people. Scott D. Anthony, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025 That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Dobson’s feverish crusades against pornography, gambling, divorce, and even SpongeBob SquarePants now seem almost quaint in a party that has fully embraced Trumpism. Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Aug. 2025 Otherwise, the document mainly rehashes the talking points and priorities of Kennedy's health crusades. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025
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  • In ongoing campaigns, most candidates promise to tighten immigration – while taking pains not to alienate moderate parts of the base.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The sample size for this season remains too small to scrutinise convincingly, but in the last two campaigns, there has been an evident appetite for going short from the left, aside from the predictable six-yard-box targets on both sides.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • The agency characterized the Chinese movements as an intrusion and accused China of undermining regional peace and stability.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • From the modernist, Black figuration of Kwami’s ceramics to Abban’s documentary portrayals of Ghanaian protest movements and architecture, these artists responded to the distinctive, pedestrian layers of postcolonial life.
    Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Crusades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusades. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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