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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 latest incidents come after three separate vessels sustained damage in Gulf waters on Wednesday and as Iran warns oil prices could climb to $200 a barrel.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The conflict has kept ships that carry millions of barrels of oil a day stranded in the Persian Gulf, and key Middle East facilities have sustained damage, reports the Associated Press.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Utah State sharpened its game, the Aztecs erred too often, on both offense and defense, and the Aggies — yes, assisted by an officiating mistake that led to a pair of free throws — ran away to a 72-63 victory.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Matias Fernandez-Pardo scored the opener for Lille and then assisted Hákon Haraldsson early in the second half.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The controversy has carried into the offseason, apparently prompting at least one prominent UNC football alumnus to forgo attending games in person when the 2026 season begins this fall.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Long before that, the site marked the end point of the New River, the 17th-century canal that carried fresh drinking water from Hertfordshire into the city.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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Those same records place Sinofsky in the tight orbit through which Epstein sought influence over Bill Gates, aided by Sinofsky’s longtime partner Melanie Walker, a Gates Foundation alum who fed Epstein internal Microsoft gossip years before Sinofsky’s exit, files published by the DOJ reveal.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Bargaining sessions between Twin Rivers Unified School District and its union over three consecutive days, aided by Assemblymember Maggy Krell, did not produce an agreement.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Trustee Andrea McElroy supported the move while speaking about bike safety at a special Board of Education meeting last December.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Together, the system supported up to 222 spatial modes entering a single multimode fiber.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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The collaboration helped the company climb to third place in China's new energy vehicle rankings by domestic sales last year, ahead of Tesla.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The advocacy group, which has mobilized more than 70,000 musicians and music workers, recently helped draft the Living Wage for Musicians Act to address the streaming industry.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The top line of 100-point senior Joey Ryan, 100-point junior Ryan Elrick and senior Andrew Gillis has a case as the state’s best, bolstered by balanced scoring production from the blue line and 100-point defenseman Teddy Shuman.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The drug not only bolstered dendrites but also improved the rats’ behaviors.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Katharine stayed down in the valley.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Havana has given regular updates on the incident, but the United States has not verified Cuba’s version and stayed largely quiet.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Propped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propped%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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