crusading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusading
Adjective
  • The Trump administration’s zealous dismantling of DEI programs that have taken root in corporate and civic sectors in recent decades was addressed head-on by Inkwell Beach speakers.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 June 2025
  • Maybe Trump thought that Musk was just another always-Trumper, one of those zealous converts who will happily let their leader get away with any ideological contortion, no matter how cynical.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • That sort of rhetoric might land better coming from a more traditional teachers union focused mainly on the classroom, but not from this messianic group of ultra-leftists.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • The ayatollahs have deprived the country of a prosperous civil society, channelling resources instead into militarism and messianic fantasy.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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“Crusading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusading. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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