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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Nikola Jokic brought a Robin Hood goatee to his eternal crusade against news conferences, but slayed the scribes anyway.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
Newspapers described Routh’s desperation for a crusade.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
Hefty charges Visa is yet one more target of the Biden administration’s antitrust crusade.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
By focusing on small businesses, Harris’ tax deduction proposal could help her thread the needle between rebutting Trump’s attacks, and keeping up her political crusade against corporate greed.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
Newspapers described Routh’s desperation for a crusade.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
Hefty charges Visa is yet one more target of the Biden administration’s antitrust crusade.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
By focusing on small businesses, Harris’ tax deduction proposal could help her thread the needle between rebutting Trump’s attacks, and keeping up her political crusade against corporate greed.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Crusade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusade. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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