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Recent Examples of prop The movie prop made history after being sold for nearly one million dollars in 2024. Angelina Liu, People.com, 4 July 2025 In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction. Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025 The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and his recent outing against St. Louis on June 27. Joe Reedy, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025 The 35-time Grammy Award winner rides on a red prop car over the audience during the song, but halfway through the track, the car stopped and tilted, prompting her to pause the show. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for prop
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Noun
  • Advertisement Advertisement Trump showed some support for national parks during his first term, signing the Great American Outdoors Act, which dedicated up to $1.9 billion per year for five years to fund deferred maintenance projects identified by the NPS and other parks departments.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 July 2025
  • With the right support, encouragement, and structure, Laren continues to grow and shine.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Left winger Haley Hopkins led the Current attack with a first-half brace, and midfielder Bayley Feist grabbed both assists.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
  • Gunther went back to Goldberg’s knee and beat him with his own knee brace.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Influencers and brand accounts can afford to adapt to the higher standards, investing in ring lights and phone mounts, while the rest of us wrestle with our iPhone camera apps.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
  • The handlebar sports a SP Connect smartphone mount and integrated Supernova headlight that – along with the tail-light – comes on automatically when darkness starts to fall.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Hendrix’s towering and well-maintained monument includes a stone dome with pillars, a giant steel guitar and a portrait of him etched in granite.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • According to the brand, fewer than 10% of women are backed by sponsors, and the You Sponsored initiative was created to award 10 women custom deals to amplify their dreams across three pillars: opportunity (the recipients will receive $20,000 in funding), connections and visibility.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • The Mechanics Of Machine Learning Models AI models rely on clean data, semantic relationships and reinforcement.
    Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • There is clearly still work to be done to upgrade this roster, and Canucks hockey operations leadership will surely spend the summer exploring their options and sifting through the free-agent bargain bin in search of further reinforcements.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • When powered on, the e-uni will self-balance for easier mounting, with leg grips on either side to guide your stance while your feet are positioned on the fold-down platforms.
    Paul Ridden June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
  • Inside of Semi-finished Products and Components, goldsmiths and manufacturers will be able to find everything from mountings to clasps.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Prop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prop. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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