as in zealous
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Recent Examples of crusading
The United States went to war in 2001 and 2003 with a very moralistic, very crusading view of war, a very black-and-white view that there were good guys and bad guys, and America would wield the swift sword of justice.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusading
Adjective
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Not only are horror-tape collectors some of the most zealous, but those are often the rarest and most valuable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Even the most zealous, like young Naomi Bistline, who was eventually sentenced to prison time for her role in Bateman's criminal conspiracy, show the cracks in their belief on camera.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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That would get the doomsday Democrats and the messianic mullahs in Tehran talking.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Crusading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusading. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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