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
An administration whose Millennial vice president converted to Catholicism just six years ago is pushing explicitly theological policy crusades.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusades
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Singh urged jurors to view the protest within a broader historical context, comparing it to anti-apartheid divestment campaigns targeting South Africa.—
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Several lawmakers are also seeking higher office this year and will want time to focus on their campaigns.—
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Even more dangerous are sudden movements in such instances.—
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Resisting Europe’s current trajectories through supporting patriotic European movements aims to restore civilizational confidence and true alliance vitality.—
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“Crusades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusades. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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