as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
a prop kept the porch of the dilapidated house from collapsing
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Recent Examples of prop
Critics give props to Jen Shin’s detailed, meticulous three-dimensional architectural renditions of the house.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
For his statue, Volk intended to fashion the prop into a scroll.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Here are the latest gambling odds and prop bets for Super Bowl LX.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Proposition bets, also known as prop bets, are wagers that are not directly tied to the outcome or the score.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
For his statue, Volk intended to fashion the prop into a scroll.
—Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Here are the latest gambling odds and prop bets for Super Bowl LX.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Proposition bets, also known as prop bets, are wagers that are not directly tied to the outcome or the score.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prop
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The item will come back for a final vote on March 3, and will require support from at least four of the five members to be placed on the June 2 ballot.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Polling shows support for photo ID requirements in elections is widespread in both political parties.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Kim will be wearing a shoulder brace after dislocating the joint during training last month.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
10 Feb. 2026
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In one trailer for the season, she is seen as a stripper wearing a neck brace covered in gemstones.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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The bike features aluminum fenders, a bottle cage mount, and extra mounting points on the fork for carrying touring or bikepacking gear.—
Stefan Ionescu
February 13,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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An empty mount later seen attached to the doorframe appears to match one deigned for a Google product.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Today, only one reconstructed pillar remains at the original temple site, located outside of the main archaeological park.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Another pillar of Malaysia’s industrial push is the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ), launched to attract high-tech investment along the border.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The partnership builds on earlier reinforcement learning work, including the Spot Reinforcement Learning Researcher Kit, which enabled record-setting running speeds for the quadruped robot, reports Humanoids Daily.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jones, who's been starting in Gordon's spot, will already be part of the call for reinforcements.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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Essentially, gasket mounting is when a keyboard’s plate is held into the case around its edges, using strips of foam on either side to isolate the plate from the main case.—
Henri Robbins,
Wired News,
9 Dec. 2025
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With concerns around privacy, algorithmic bias, and appropriate AI deployment mounting, competency around data ethics is paramount.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Prop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prop. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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