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 What says fiscal responsibility and concern for the taxpayers more clearly than a crusade to reduce redundant appendages of government? — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Our whole journey down has been part of the crusade to maintain absolute darkness, even beyond the visible spectrum of light. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Second Song also continues Young’s longstanding crusade for analog fidelity. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026 The rage Lyman felt during the police investigation and the criminal court process had inspired a political crusade. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crusade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusade
  1. campaign
  2. movement
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  • The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in ​the capital on Saturday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Simply put, acknowledging the reality—even if the administration won’t state it in these terms—of avoiding a further, major military campaign as the conflict drags on.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of campaign
Noun
  • For Katwala, the most impressive elements from the Games were the robots playing tennis, seeming to react to the movement of the ball and, in a match featuring robots playing alongside humans in doubles, of their partner, too.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Precision control for launchers Curtiss-Wright’s electromechanical actuators will provide precise movement and positioning for the system.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of movement

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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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