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propping

VERB

hold up or lean against

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brace

STRONG

bolster buoy buttress carry maintain rest set shore stand stay strengthen support sustain truss uphold

WEAK

bear up underprop

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade halt hinder let down neglect refuse reject weaken

WEAK

drop fall

Example Sentences

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Displaying them overhead or enshrined on pedestals, as at MoMA, is more dramatic and less ambiguous than propping them against gallery walls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The move lifted the currency from its lowest levels since 2024, where it has hovered since the start of the year, when the government spent around $100 million over several occasions propping up the yen.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

And propping up Surf City — a wealthy beach town so full of itself that it makes Santa Monica seem as humble as Santa Ana — as the last, best hope to save California?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In recent years, wealthy Americans have played a bigger role in propping up the economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

I sat on the windowsill, wiping my eyes, propping my bare feet against the jamb.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron