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Recent Examples of crutch
However, human abilities still outperform this technology, so use apps as a learning tool, not a crutch.
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JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2025
The key is to shape financial help into a catalyst rather than a crutch.
—Monish Verma, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At a recent Boston University panel about AI use, students distinguished between using ChatGPT as a tool and as a crutch.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Lauren Monaco, a New York City pre-K and kindergarten teacher with more than 20 years of experience, described AI as a crutch that keeps people from learning for themselves.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 10 Oct. 2025
The key is to shape financial help into a catalyst rather than a crutch.
—Monish Verma, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At a recent Boston University panel about AI use, students distinguished between using ChatGPT as a tool and as a crutch.
—Joelle Renstrom
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Lauren Monaco, a New York City pre-K and kindergarten teacher with more than 20 years of experience, described AI as a crutch that keeps people from learning for themselves.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crutch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crutch
Noun
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Believed to be the only original hero EE-3 carbine blaster that Boba Fett (played by Jeremy Bulloch) used in the Oscar-winning sequel, the prop has been screen, photo and serial number-matched.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Haddy is collaborating with Walt Disney Imagineering to explore the creation of select props and set pieces for Disney Parks.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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During the Cold War, the military-industrial complex was driven by corporations that operated as handmaidens to the state.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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That is Esther and her handmaiden in his painting, sure as life.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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“Crutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crutch. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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