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as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
these beams are propping up the entire roof
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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)
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The team came into Friday’s win-or-go-home game shorthanded after forward Satou Sabally sustained a concussion late in Game 3 and suffered another blow when forward Alyssa Thomas appeared to injure her shoulder before halftime.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025 -
New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck is out week to week with an upper-body injury sustained in Thursday’s 4-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced Saturday morning.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Alba has assisted Messi 33 times in all competitions for Barcelona and Miami, the fourth-most among all of the Argentine’s team-mates.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Several law enforcement agencies, including the Atlanta Police Department and the US Marshals Service, assisted in executing the search warrant at the home that led to Groves’ arrest, said Hodges.—
Jason Morris,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The livestreams were also carried by Detroit’s Arts and Entertainment Channel and detroitiptv, an affiliate of the Urban Information Network.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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To match her shoes, Hurley carried a small metallic gold clutch and accessorized with gold jewelry.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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After the Chiefs went up 14-0, Jacksonville responded with a touchdown drive that was aided by one of the most baffling Chiefs defensive plays of the season.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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This was the start of a marketing campaign for her album, aided by Google.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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She’s also supported revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, particularly Article 9, which renounces war and bans military forces.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The growing demand is fueled by advances in drilling and heat pump technologies, supported by government incentives and global clean energy targets.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Motorists who were driving on the freeway as the helicopter crashed left their cars and helped authorities pull the victims from the crash site.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Saka was key to this, playing deeper crosses to the back post, deliveries which helped turn a potential loss away to Chelsea into a draw in the October and a potential point at Brentford the following month into three.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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There is more with Misa and Dickinson, as the Sharks bolstered their lineup with more veterans up front and on defense.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mellanni’s reputation in the bedding department is bolstered by tens of thousands of glowing reviews.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Protests have mostly stayed peaceful with occasional arrests among pro-Trump and anti-Trump individuals on site.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily stayed an earlier order blocking the federalization of the Oregon National Guard but left in place the ban on deploying federalized troops into Portland.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Propped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propped%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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