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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
  • The agency said the father and son sustained injuries and were treated at a local hospital.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Officials warned of heavy rainfall, sustained winds of 25-35 mph and the potential of coastal flooding in New York, with the worst of it expected to occur from Saturday evening into Sunday afternoon.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • SpyCloud, a security firm that assisted in the disruption operation, has more details about victims here.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Poole caught nine passes for 249 yards and six touchdowns, had three solo tackles, four assisted tackles and one tackle for loss and returned a punt 22 yards.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of assisted
Verb
  • If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal laid out concrete details aimed at restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments before the war, reviving fragile hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp to the seven-month war.
    — Sam Meredith,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • For the second time this season, three distinct tropical cyclones are spinning out in the Pacific Ocean south of California, aided by the warm water and extra rising air that El Niño provides.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The night started promisingly with Brunson crushing his monologue, aided by the energy of the crowd and his fellow Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Josh Hart making an early appearance.
    — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of aided
Verb
  • Marshall, a close ally of the president, strongly supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and has defended its wide-ranging provisions against criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The president last year signed an executive order seeking to change a range of museums and landmarks supported by the federal government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • Since the vehicle was too old for power-steering, diamond-hard triceps helped, too.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The firm has worked on major construction projects and has helped build about a dozen nuclear reactors around the world.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of helped
Verb
  • Her words bolstered Matthews argument, casting doubt on whether the path had in fact been used by the public on a continuous basis sufficient to establish a right-of-way.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1970s the country rolled out a national immunization program that bolstered uptake nationwide.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bolstered
Verb
  • The driver who was involved stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to Reinert.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • After his initial career breakthrough, instead of making a predictable move to Music City, the Texas A&M graduate has stayed close to his roots deep in the Lone Star State.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stayed
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