as in support
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
a prop kept the porch of the dilapidated house from collapsing
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Recent Examples of prop
The movie prop made history after being sold for nearly one million dollars in 2024.
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Angelina Liu, People.com, 4 July 2025
In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025
The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and his recent outing against St. Louis on June 27.
—Joe Reedy, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025
The 35-time Grammy Award winner rides on a red prop car over the audience during the song, but halfway through the track, the car stopped and tilted, prompting her to pause the show.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Angelina Liu, People.com, 4 July 2025
In the days since the concert, a number of friends, family, and colleagues have asked me about it—mostly inquiring about the set list and the car prop malfunction.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 July 2025
The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and his recent outing against St. Louis on June 27.
—Joe Reedy, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025
The 35-time Grammy Award winner rides on a red prop car over the audience during the song, but halfway through the track, the car stopped and tilted, prompting her to pause the show.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prop
Noun
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Samir’s mother, too, was moved by the outpouring of support.—
Aurora Sousanis,
Freep.com,
13 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Trump showed some support for national parks during his first term, signing the Great American Outdoors Act, which dedicated up to $1.9 billion per year for five years to fund deferred maintenance projects identified by the NPS and other parks departments.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
13 July 2025
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Emergency repairs began the following month, with work crews replacing dozens of broken or weakened braces that support the wooden structure.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Demand for new homes dropped to its lowest level in nearly three years last month, according to the latest data, as builders across the country brace for a significant slowdown in construction in the coming months.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Influencers and brand accounts can afford to adapt to the higher standards, investing in ring lights and phone mounts, while the rest of us wrestle with our iPhone camera apps.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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The handlebar sports a SP Connect smartphone mount and integrated Supernova headlight that – along with the tail-light – comes on automatically when darkness starts to fall.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 July 2025
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Hou identifies three core pillars that guide its allocations: income generators, secular growth equities and alpha-generating alternative investments.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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As with fellow pillars of contemporary California cuisine in the Bay Area, Quince is devoted to sourcing the best product.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 July 2025
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The Mechanics Of Machine Learning Models AI models rely on clean data, semantic relationships and reinforcement.—
Don Dodds,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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For fashion psychologist Jennifer Heinen, the bandage dress revival can be both a reinforcement of traditional beauty standards and a subversion of them.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
11 July 2025
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When powered on, the e-uni will self-balance for easier mounting, with leg grips on either side to guide your stance while your feet are positioned on the fold-down platforms.—
Paul Ridden
June 24,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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Inside of Semi-finished Products and Components, goldsmiths and manufacturers will be able to find everything from mountings to clasps.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Prop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prop. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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