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 In Season 2, Ned searches for a journalistic crusade after sweeping the Ohio Journalism Awards. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 June 2026 Many believe my father’s crusade in the magazine against Skakel, another of Ted’s nephews, led to his arrest and eventual sentencing for the decades-old murder of Martha Moxley. — Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026 The authorities leading the crusade to find Nancy Guthrie after her disappearance may have made a critical mistake in the early days of the investigation, according to a new report. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026 That conversion and conquest crusade brought disease and defeat to native Californians, whose numbers and ways of life would be all but exterminated by the time the United States of America celebrated its first 100 years. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for crusade
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  1. campaign
  2. movement
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  • Many artists have featured the phrase on social media, turning it into an unofficial campaign to support Mexico.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Not the way the Hawks would have wanted to open their Summer League campaign.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of campaign
Noun
  • An emphasis on wellness means not only pampering spa treatments but advanced health tech, movement, and meditation sessions over an entire floor.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Sinlaku’s slow movement (in contrast to Bavi) worsened impacts by keeping destructive winds and torrential rain over the islands for hours, rather than moving through quickly.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of movement

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