as in militant
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
a crusader for improved safety in coal mines
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Recent Examples of crusader
Where temperance crusaders once wielded biblical rhetoric, today’s public health researchers arrive with cancer studies and statistics.
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Jackie Snow, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Depending on one’s politics, Gaetz could be seen as a conservative crusader or a far-right villain.
—Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
One of Batman's biggest legacies though is in film, where the caped crusader has headlined almost a dozen feature length productions.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
While this isn't my favorite caped crusader (that title belongs to someone in the X-Men franchise), Bruce Wayne is still pretty awesome.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
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Jackie Snow, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Depending on one’s politics, Gaetz could be seen as a conservative crusader or a far-right villain.
—Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
One of Batman's biggest legacies though is in film, where the caped crusader has headlined almost a dozen feature length productions.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
While this isn't my favorite caped crusader (that title belongs to someone in the X-Men franchise), Bruce Wayne is still pretty awesome.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusader
Noun
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Johnson, who has struggled with questioning from reporters at times, will need to maintain a strong front against antagonistic partisans on Capitol Hill.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Partisan school boards The Senate Elections Committee on Monday will consider Senate Bill 287, which would make Indiana's school board elections partisan.—
Arika Herron,
Axios,
3 Feb. 2025
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By personalizing Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, the filmmakers tell a story of two likable, passionate activists.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Many researchers and activists are calling on the scientific community to fight back against the executive orders.—
ByPhie Jacobs,
science.org,
7 Feb. 2025
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Shoup was an advocate, even a zealot, for the wider understanding of a straightforward fact: Free parking is not free.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2025
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The war is being run by zealots who will measure their success by the sheer number of people deported.—
Letters to the editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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Crime, courts and policing Immigration crackdown could deter workers from reporting hazards, advocates warn.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Homeless advocates defied a prominent real estate company on Saturday by promising to continue their weekly food distributions and church services in a North Sacramento parking lot.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Crusader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusader. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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