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
Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care.
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Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Wyatt advised political figures, sat on business boards, helped lead professional associations and made cultural preservation one of his ongoing crusades.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
An administration whose Millennial vice president converted to Catholicism just six years ago is pushing explicitly theological policy crusades.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 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
Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Wyatt advised political figures, sat on business boards, helped lead professional associations and made cultural preservation one of his ongoing crusades.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
An administration whose Millennial vice president converted to Catholicism just six years ago is pushing explicitly theological policy crusades.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusades
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Barrier is a 13-year veteran of Disney, and most recently held the position of vice president of communications for The Walt Disney Studios, leading corporate communications and playing a key role in its campaigns.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Sale then produced the finest season of his career, earning the pitching triple crown and winning his first Cy Young Award after finishing in the top six of voting seven previous campaigns.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The data in question includes information on joint movements, speed, rotation, visual input, touch, pressure, and force.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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At 1,187 square miles, Yosemite’s prominence as a national park is rooted in early conservation movements.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Crusades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusades. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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