campaign

noun

(ˌ)kam-ˈpān How to pronounce campaign (audio)
Definition of campaignnext
as in movement
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal an all-out campaign to bring a minor league baseball team to the city

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Recent Examples of campaign Russia continued its own long-range strike campaign on Ukraine overnight. — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Sabio previously ran for Fairfax County School Board before launching his congressional campaign. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 The Fishback file James Fishback, with no relevant accomplishments or experience, is running a disgracefully racist and antisemitic campaign marked by demeaning attacks on Donalds, who is Black. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Despite the outcry, Trantolo & Trantolo doubled down the value of it’s safety campaign through a long statement released Friday. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campaign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaign
  1. movement
  2. crusade
  3. push
Noun
  • But with no enforceable salary cap and unlimited player movement, every year can be wildly different.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers demonstrated the material in a data-glove system that detected hand movements and translated them into corresponding movements on a robotic model in real time.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of movement
Noun
  • So why are so many Republicans and even some Republican state attorneys general joining in his crusade against Fauci?
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Becerra promised to continue Newsom’s legal crusade against cities that do not plan or build enough housing under state law.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of crusade
Noun
  • Nashville strengthened its push for the Supporters’ Shield and extended its lead to 5 points over Inter Miami on a night Lionel Messi again failed to convert a penalty.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • While the White House hoped to remove Díaz-Canel and the Castro family from power, the push has been complicated by the lack of a credible opposition since revolutionary brothers Fidel and Raúl overthrew the island’s military dictatorship in 1959.
    — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of push

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“Campaign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaign. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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