as in militant
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
a crusader for improved safety in coal mines
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Recent Examples of crusader
One of the tax’s principal backers was Alvah Chapman, a former Miami Herald publisher and homeless crusader.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In the space of a year, the major record labels have shifted from legal crusaders to would-be business partners.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
If only the show’s many plot twists didn’t limit its parallel accounts of abrasive crusaders navigating a flawed criminal justice system by limiting viewers’ perspective on Merritt (Chloe Pirrie).
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 May 2025
There has been much consternation online and in the press about why Kendrick, the moral vanguard of hip-hop and conscious rap crusader, would want to collaborate with Carti given his rap sheet.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In the space of a year, the major record labels have shifted from legal crusaders to would-be business partners.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
If only the show’s many plot twists didn’t limit its parallel accounts of abrasive crusaders navigating a flawed criminal justice system by limiting viewers’ perspective on Merritt (Chloe Pirrie).
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 May 2025
There has been much consternation online and in the press about why Kendrick, the moral vanguard of hip-hop and conscious rap crusader, would want to collaborate with Carti given his rap sheet.
—Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusader
Noun
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Trump had officially nominated her for the position but was opposed by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Andy Kim, Democrats who questioned her qualifications and called her prosecutions partisan.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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The symbolic 5-2 vote followed council members’ accusations that Burns failed to notify them about legislation that made Monroe’s elections partisan, misused the city’s logo and address to share personal political views, and struggled to maintain order during meetings.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Civil society groups, activists, and Indigenous leaders were out in force, demanding urgent action for a just and green future.—
Amitabh Behar,
Time,
28 July 2025
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Meat and clothing factories, as well as Amazon fulfillment centers, have been popular employers for Haitian immigrants, local activists say.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Putin, surrounded by expanding circles of nationalist zealots, has been laying out plans to despatch invading armies to recapture lands that were once part of the Russian Tsarist empires, or the Soviet Union that followed.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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There are many reasons to distrust Netanyahu: his habitual lying; his willingness to prop up his coalition with religious zealots and racists; his brutal, protracted prosecution of the war in Gaza, a strategy that seems motivated in no small measure by a desire to cling to power.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The city confirmed Monday that a group of residents and labor advocates successfully halted the expansion of a special taxing district intended to spur development in the Railyards.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Immigration lawyers, human rights advocates and families say the rule marks one of the most extreme deportation tactics yet under President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration approach.—
Antonio Maria Delgado
July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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“Crusader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusader. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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