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crutch

noun

Definition of crutch

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

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This Saturday’s theme is a SpongeBob crossover version of Rocky Horror, in which the cast has been working for months crafting new props and costumes.

— Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Those images are then digitized through CAD, before construction and prop lockdown on the house.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of prop

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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

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