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Recent Examples of crutch
Elevation: Prop your painful foot above the level of your heart to help reduce swelling.
Use a walking aid: Consider using crutches or a cane to relieve pressure on your foot while walking.
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
At least one desperate Russian command, the 20th Combined Arms Army, has formed assault groups made up of walking wounded—including injured men walking with the aid of crutches—and sent them into battle with predictably tragic results.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
On his crutches, a determined, bloodied Anthony conquers the hill and wins his team’s respect.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The truth is that brain-rot phrases are a conversational crutch.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
At least one desperate Russian command, the 20th Combined Arms Army, has formed assault groups made up of walking wounded—including injured men walking with the aid of crutches—and sent them into battle with predictably tragic results.
—David Axe, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
On his crutches, a determined, bloodied Anthony conquers the hill and wins his team’s respect.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The truth is that brain-rot phrases are a conversational crutch.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Crutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crutch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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