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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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Oil tankers also won’t immediately resume transiting through the Strait of Hormuz at full-bore even if the U.S.-Iran conflict dies down, adding to pressures propping prices up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, Japanese media reported that authorities had spent around $64 billion since last week propping up the yen.

From Barron's • May 8, 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

He nods as I speak, pulling out a small chair for Katherine and propping his hip on an empty workbench.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland