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crusading

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Adjective
  • Admittedly, conversations might be a bit zealous, but that is the tenor of the day.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Quintus’ frighteningly zealous take is that the nukes being dropped were God’s way of saving Maxon from reprisal.
    Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the war in Gaza dragged on for many months beyond the point when polls showed that most Israelis wanted to end it, because Netanyahu’s messianic coalition partners hoped to ethnically cleanse and settle the territory.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the childhood of Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), introduced as a messianic figure, sets the stage for the trilogy’s central tragedy.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Crusading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusading. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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