crutch

noun

Definition of crutchnext
as in prop

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Recent Examples of crutch Pointing with his crutch, Boisvert showed the Canadian border post he's now supposed to check in with before walking across the street. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026 The workers who are going to come out ahead are the ones who learn to use AI as a partner, not a crutch. — Dan Schawbel, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Like, if the end is to predict nature, to be able to find formulas and theorems that are true, understanding may be a crutch. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026 That includes people who use a portable oxygen tank or are unable to walk without the assistance of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic or other assistive device. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crutch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crutch
  1. prop
  2. handmaiden
Noun
  • My big moment in the spotlight has finally arrived but my costume and props are in a truck stuck in traffic.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The singer recently joked about the prop during a show where her grandmother, affectionately known as Nana, was in the audience.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of prop
Noun
  • Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?
    — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Her handmaiden points out that a sword contradicts her message of peace and suggests instead a chain.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of handmaiden

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“Crutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crutch. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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