bolsterer

noun

as in right hand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolsterer
  1. right hand
  2. prop
  3. stay
  4. handmaiden
  5. crutch
Noun
  • That said, how Mensah operates with the football in his right hand impacts the Hurricanes’ chances to keep going 1-0.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Mets left fielder Juan Soto was 0 for 5 a day after exiting in the ninth inning when he got hit on his right hand by a pitch.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of right hand
Noun
  • Among the props are claymation red pepper and bacon with armature arms, olive barbells, frozen food boxes, and desserts.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • There are also no college player props allowed in New York sports betting.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of prop
Noun
  • The injunction granted White immediately eligibility for the 2026-27 season, barring an emergency stay of the order in the NCAA’s favor.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Although their stay at the International Space Station will last a long six months, the flight there was the quickest yet not only for Elon Musk's company, but any American entity, including NASA.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of stay
Noun
  • 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
Definition of handmaiden
Noun
  • Yes, instantly — season 52 has started, and the celeb casting crutch is in full effect.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
  • So there’s that, but we’re allowed to have one little crutch, right?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of crutch
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“Bolsterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolsterer. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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