as in movements
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 campaigns
Three trial uranium-plutonium MOX fuel assemblies containing americium-241 and neptunium-237 have completed three fuel campaigns in the Beloyarsk BN-800 fast neutron reactor.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Netflix is definitely still hungry for its first Best Picture win, and Gerwig has not been the type to show any aversion to awards campaigns.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
The Sarnecki and Masterson campaigns both provided statements to The Star condemning 7-OH and kratom as dangerous and praising lawmakers for taking action to criminalize the substances.
—Matthew Kelly
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
But that lull appears to be near its end, with both campaigns and the pro-Cornyn Super PAC Texans for a Conservative Majority now spending heavily to book up large blocks of television ads ahead of the May 26 runoff.
—James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
This is not the first instance of questions being raised about coordination between campaigns and outside groups.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Those groups, typically big-money independent expenditure committees, are legally barred from coordinating directly with campaigns, but can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Warning signs for struggling campaigns Trailing in fundraising among the leading candidates are Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The 5-10, 197-pounder totaled 2,208 rushing yards and 506 receiving yards over his last two college campaigns.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Netflix is definitely still hungry for its first Best Picture win, and Gerwig has not been the type to show any aversion to awards campaigns.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
The Sarnecki and Masterson campaigns both provided statements to The Star condemning 7-OH and kratom as dangerous and praising lawmakers for taking action to criminalize the substances.
—Matthew Kelly
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
But that lull appears to be near its end, with both campaigns and the pro-Cornyn Super PAC Texans for a Conservative Majority now spending heavily to book up large blocks of television ads ahead of the May 26 runoff.
—James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
This is not the first instance of questions being raised about coordination between campaigns and outside groups.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Those groups, typically big-money independent expenditure committees, are legally barred from coordinating directly with campaigns, but can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Warning signs for struggling campaigns Trailing in fundraising among the leading candidates are Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The 5-10, 197-pounder totaled 2,208 rushing yards and 506 receiving yards over his last two college campaigns.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campaigns
Noun
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Last year, the government constrained the movements of media within the building, designating certain wings of the Casa Rosada off limits and capping attendance at news briefings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the United States, some movements effectively created awareness through the use of hashtags and user posts.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During that time, there were five crusades resulting in the deaths of millions of Christians, Muslims, and Jews.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues, including voting rights, job opportunities, education and health care.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
17 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Campaigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campaigns. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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