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Recent Examples of crutch
In one blackly comic incident a Russian threw his crutch at an FPV in a futile attempt to stop it.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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For so many years of my life, food has been my biggest problem and my biggest crutch.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The claim that rural voters don’t want school choice has long been a crutch for opponents of educational freedom.
—Corey Deangelis, National Review, 27 Apr. 2025
Drive around the island and catch glimpses of past civilizations: ancient fig trees propped up by wooden crutches; centuries-old windmills that look like giant antique flyswatters; stone walls built by the Moors during the Middle Ages that somehow still look new.
—Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Woman Drops 9 Stone in 18 Months After Joining The Gym
By
Alyce Collins
Life and Trends Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
0
For so many years of my life, food has been my biggest problem and my biggest crutch.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The claim that rural voters don’t want school choice has long been a crutch for opponents of educational freedom.
—Corey Deangelis, National Review, 27 Apr. 2025
Drive around the island and catch glimpses of past civilizations: ancient fig trees propped up by wooden crutches; centuries-old windmills that look like giant antique flyswatters; stone walls built by the Moors during the Middle Ages that somehow still look new.
—Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crutch
Noun
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The humble prop was the highlight of the auction, receiving a ton of interest due to its prominence in the background of a beloved sitcom, which aired from 1970 to 1977.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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There’s so many props, and there’s so much matching, continuity-wise.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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There’s a New Spirituality in Pop Music June 7, 1987 As religion and crypto-religion were locked in mortal combat, the AIDS plague was sweeping across gay communities like a firestorm, to the complete indifference of the federal government and their Christian handmaidens.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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And what the project means by the term—turning the Department of Energy into a handmaiden of the coal, oil and natural gas industry—betrays not only the taxpayer but science itself.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Crutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crutch. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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