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crutch

noun

Definition of crutch

as in prop

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Recent Examples of crutch So there’s that, but we’re allowed to have one little crutch, right? — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Sara, who is nearing her 18th birthday, walks with an arm crutch and wears braces. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Anyone who does a decent amount of public speaking winds up having a verbal crutch. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The core leadership question becomes whether AI functions as a crutch or a collaborator. — Khadim Batti, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crutch

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As much as possible, Crook wanted this world to feel tangible; to achieve it, the team used in-camera effects and props as much as possible, rather than CGI.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
He has long been disillusioned with the Democratic Party, saying its leaders have used Latinos as political props.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
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

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