crusade
noun
Often Crusade any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
crusaded
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past participleof crusade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crusade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crusadenounOften Crusade any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
Example Sentences
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This is only one of dozens of ways in which Kennedy has crusaded against standards in science and health.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025
A few years after legendary magician Harry Houdini crusaded against spiritualists and mediums, spook shows started popping up throughout North America and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
In Miami, he crusaded for the arts, helping the city become an international cultural destination.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Paul Morantz, a California lawyer who crusaded against brainwashing self-help gurus, crooked psychotherapists and menacing cults, including one that nearly killed him with a rattlesnake, died Oct.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022
He was a militant idealist who crusaded against racial bigotry by growing faint in its presence.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
