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
The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion.
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Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Wyatt advised political figures, sat on business boards, helped lead professional associations and made cultural preservation one of his ongoing crusades.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
An administration whose Millennial vice president converted to Catholicism just six years ago is pushing explicitly theological policy crusades.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In both those crusades, Milei has emerged as the administration’s standard bearer.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Wyatt advised political figures, sat on business boards, helped lead professional associations and made cultural preservation one of his ongoing crusades.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
An administration whose Millennial vice president converted to Catholicism just six years ago is pushing explicitly theological policy crusades.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In both those crusades, Milei has emerged as the administration’s standard bearer.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusades
Noun
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer, David Oscar Markus, says mounting media campaigns from federal prisons is hardly as simple as buying a ring light and pressing record.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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He’s being challenged by Kenya Franklin, a media consultant on political campaigns.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Together, these movements form light trails that act as brushstrokes on a digital canvas.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Skaters glide along the ice to build momentum, then twist themselves up like springs and push off with explosive muscle movements.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Crusades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusades. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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