When the term "crusade" is used to refer to a noble quest, the groups who suffered from the original medieval crusades are not happy.
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Crusade
/kɹuːˈseɪd/
Synonyms for "crusade" (49 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (24)
Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesactivismadvertiseadvertizeadvocacycampaigncampaigningeffortexpeditionhostile expeditionmilitary campaignmilitary expeditionpromotepushreligious wartake the field
Showing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
11 entriesChildren's CrusadeFirst CrusadeSecond Crusadeholy warmilitary expeditionmoral crusadepolicy drivepublic campaignreform crusadereform drivesocial campaign
Collocations
8 entriesanti drug crusadecrusade against povertycrusade for reformcrusading movementmilitary campaignmoral crusadepublic crusadereligious crusade
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The American government has recently been on a crusade to wipe out drug trafficking.
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Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
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Bush wanted a crusade against Islam.
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Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.