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.
crusading
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present participleof crusade.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In this case, it was someone who became so utterly obsessed with an obscure idea that he spent the final years of his life crusading for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The American Academy of Pediatrics began crusading against juice for kids.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
There’s Charles Foster Kane, an extremely rich, crusading newspaper owner who is chided by a friend for losing more than a million dollars a year.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
The items reportedly also include documents from the Teutonic Order -- a Catholic brotherhood of crusading knights active in the Middle Ages.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
She could keep trusting Mom and Dad, and keep being my whining, chess-playing, crusading Charlemagne.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
