as in campaign
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 crusade
Such actions may seem like an overzealous crusade against a fundamental—if loathed—feature of the modern workplace, but Rebecca Hinds, author of the new book Your Best Meeting Ever, says these bosses might not be going far enough.
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Claire Zillman, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
The electorate isn’t demanding a crusade.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Particularly noteworthy are the The Bee’s aggressive support of the decades-long fight to establish the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the paper’s successful crusade for passage of massive water development plans in California in the 1930s.
—Seán McMahon, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This economic crusade will harm the workers and non-rich it is supposed to help.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Claire Zillman, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
The electorate isn’t demanding a crusade.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Particularly noteworthy are the The Bee’s aggressive support of the decades-long fight to establish the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the paper’s successful crusade for passage of massive water development plans in California in the 1930s.
—Seán McMahon, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This economic crusade will harm the workers and non-rich it is supposed to help.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
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In all, 203 of this year’s 230 Academy Award nominees gathered Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the annual nominees luncheon, a brief moment of campaign-free conviviality amid the churn of awards season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sanders already has millions in campaign funds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Articles supporting the city’s democracy movement, including antigovernment protests that rocked the city in 2019, attracted many pro-democracy readers.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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And second, while owner Jeff Bezos may have protected his space company from presidential retaliation, there’s no sign the Post won any benefits from the president or his movement.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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