propped (up)

verb

past tense of prop (up)
1
as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for these beams are propping up the entire roof

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2
as in assisted
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end invariably his strong religious faith props him up in times of crisis

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propped (up)
  1. sustained
  2. assisted
  3. carried
  4. aided
  5. supported
  6. helped
  7. bolstered
  8. stayed
Verb
  • Then Achane sustained a rib injury in the Jets game and Wright maximized his opportunity, gaining a career-high 107 rushing yards and scoring one rushing touchdown on 24 carries in a 34-10 win over the New York Jets.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Inventory has to be available at the right time, margins have to absorb retailer terms, teams have to support education and marketing, and sell-through has to be sustained beyond the launch.
    — Rhea Cartwright, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • Rantzen was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 and went on to become a prominent campaigner for legalizing assisted dying in the UK.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Officers established a perimeter and assisted Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews with securing the scene.
    — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of assisted
Verb
  • For Meyer, who was born and raised in Los Angeles and grew up on the Westside, reopening in the Palisades also carried personal significance.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Trump carried it by roughly 12 percentage points in 2024, and Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears carried it by about 8 points in 2025.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • In perhaps the most likely outcome, humans will continue to be responsible for many discoveries, often aided by AI along the way.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs were aided by BYU’s offensive line committing multiple penalties and having multiple low snaps to Bachmeier, but even without BYU’s mistakes, the Horned Frogs routinely disrupted BYU’s offensive rhythm.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of aided
Verb
  • Since winning the nomination, el Sayed has warmed to Schumer, as having the backing of the centrist wing of the party, which supported Stevens in the primary, will be crucial in taking on Republican nominee Mike Rogers.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The original supply chain and much of the personnel expertise that supported the Blackbird have long since disappeared.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • There’s some evidence and many anecdotes that kratom leaf products have helped people wean themselves off of opioids or other illicit drugs.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • These, then collided with boron nuclei and helped drive the fusion reaction rate beyond 100 million reactions per second.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of helped
Verb
  • The set’s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability across 16 vinyl variants (one with a bonus track), nine CD variants (one with a bonus track), six download variants (most with bonus tracks) and a cassette.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The shape, while certainly short, was bolstered by three-dimensional bubbles, some silver, others a turquoise shade.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of bolstered
Verb
  • For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The couple stayed married for 65 years, until Estelle’s death in 2008.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of stayed
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“Propped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propped%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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