prop up
verb
propped up; propping up; props up
1
: to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it
We propped up the beams with long boards.
propped the plant stems up
2
: to give help, encouragement, or support to (someone)
His faith propped him up in times of crisis.
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Despite the critical lashing, the audience score has been propped up by faithful fans and is sitting at 96%. —
Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026 The only answer to this new dynamic is to protect the data itself, rather than prop up perimeter protection around it. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 While the federal government has stepped in to help the airline industry broadly in the aftermath of 9/11 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, propping up a single carrier is an unusual move. —CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 That means Hawkins Lab may get up to some minor shenanigans, and the Upside Down may harbor peculiar creatures — one of which props up the first season’s central mystery about a hostile spore-spreading species — but none of them can be any more nefarious or terrifying than what popped up before. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prop up
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026 The only answer to this new dynamic is to protect the data itself, rather than prop up perimeter protection around it. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 While the federal government has stepped in to help the airline industry broadly in the aftermath of 9/11 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, propping up a single carrier is an unusual move. —CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 That means Hawkins Lab may get up to some minor shenanigans, and the Upside Down may harbor peculiar creatures — one of which props up the first season’s central mystery about a hostile spore-spreading species — but none of them can be any more nefarious or terrifying than what popped up before. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prop up
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“Prop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/prop%20up. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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