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propping

verb as in hold up or lean against

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He also stopped the policy of artificially propping up the value of the local currency, the naira, and let market forces determine its value.

From BBC

Many migrants came to the U.S. to work so they could send money back home, propping up fragile economies and helping family members attend school, open businesses and visit doctors.

It later fought in Syria, propping up the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and providing training in Iraq and Yemen.

But why should they bother propping up this man who looks nothing like a Kennedy, when they have a verifiable Kennedy on board?

From Salon

Snyder argued that Girardi was running the firm in name only and called it a “Weekend at Bernie’s” situation where partners at the firm were “propping him up to keep the party going.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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