crusade

noun

krü-ˈsād How to pronounce crusade (audio)
Definition of crusadenext
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 But horses still are shipped to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, so horse rescue operations see their job as a moral crusade. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Ethiopia, the world’s largest landlocked country, has been torn apart over the past decade by the divergent goals of ethnic political groups seeking to keep the country decentralized, and the centralizing crusade of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026 Uthmeier’s suit opens another front in Florida’s legal crusade against major technology platforms. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 So, the question is when – not if – do the wasps retreat from their crusade on Wisconsin picnics. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crusade
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  1. campaign
  2. movement
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  • Democrats have sought to amplify the abuse claims against Miller in six-figure television campaigns.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The committee poured millions into TV ads and social media influencer campaigns, and gave millions to the Republican Party of Florida, which also spent heavily on its own anti-Amendment 3 TV spots.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of campaign
Noun
  • In contrast to other Gulf monarchies, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar sees no threat in the Muslim Brotherhood, the political movement that spawned Hamas.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Additional investments in chemical processing, fairing preparation, tooling, and storage will support the movement of hardware through the manufacturing process.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of movement

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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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