Definition of campaignnext
as in movement
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal an all-out campaign to bring a minor league baseball team to the city

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Recent Examples of campaign Several trucks advertising local political candidates drove by, handing out candy and campaign paraphernalia, while others celebrated local sports clubs and community groups. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026 Ukraine is now successfully hitting oil refineries and infrastructure, as well as defense industry facilities, deep inside Russia on an almost daily basis, as its long-range drone campaign grows. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 4 July 2026 America’s 250th anniversary is giving President Donald Trump a reason to get back in front of voters for campaign-style rallies focused on love of country and patriotism. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026 Recent campaigns such as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon demonstrate that sophisticated adversaries are not merely stealing information. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign
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Noun
  • Officials say the data collected helps solve and deter crime by, for example, allowing law enforcement to track a criminal’s movements.
    Reed Williams, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • In the years since, the bird, affectionately dubbed Pinky, has inspired a movement.
    Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • That conversion and conquest crusade brought disease and defeat to native Californians, whose numbers and ways of life would be all but exterminated by the time the United States of America celebrated its first 100 years.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • So, six years later, Airbnb is continuing to take its anti-party crusade seriously.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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  • Beijing’s push to strengthen its domestic semiconductor industry has become more urgent as US export restrictions continue to limit access to leading chip manufacturing facilities such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • The eastern flank of the fire also made a significant push north, but fire crews were able to protect the Glade Ranch subdivision and Benchmark Lookout, Cook said.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026

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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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