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
Two studio specialty divisions do merit props for betting the house again and again.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, has maintained that the weapon was a prop gun and not a real firearm, as the rapper shot off blanks to defuse the situation.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
Mayers and his attorney, Joe Tacopina, have maintained Rocky’s innocence, insisting that the gun was merely a prop.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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What are the overtime rules for NFL playoff games?
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, has maintained that the weapon was a prop gun and not a real firearm, as the rapper shot off blanks to defuse the situation.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
Mayers and his attorney, Joe Tacopina, have maintained Rocky’s innocence, insisting that the gun was merely a prop.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Latest Super Bowl odds Here are the latest gambling odds and prop bets for Super Bowl LIX:
VSiN
Caesars Sportsbook
Westgate
DraftKings
What are the overtime rules for NFL playoff games?
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prop
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Thank you guys for all the support, all the time money, energy wasted growing up and going from meet to game to practice, every day.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The players took to the NFL stage to greet fans, stir up support and make their mark ahead of the game.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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More top news stories: On 8th day of deliberations, Madigan jury gets deep in the legal weeds 3 buildings catch fire overnight on Northwest Side in Belmont Cragin Illinois braces for impact of new and potential tariffs: ‘Who will feel the consequences?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Murphy Walsh netted a brace for Mitty, scoring in the 22nd minute (assist from Jasmine Wheeler) and the 29th minute (assist from Shelby Hopwood).—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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But after the first install, in which frame mounts are added to the steering arms, installation is as easy as changing a tire and wheel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025
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Tabatha’s wariness mounts, and Tracey, in her laidback way, is on high alert, culminating in a strong scene between Ehle and McNairy.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Foundational pillars of our culture and our history came through so much sacrifice and so much collective experience.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The team behind new research on the topic suggests that measuring whether gravitational waves from black hole mergers are right- or left-handed can tell us if the Cosmological Principle — an absolute pillar of astronomy — holds true.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Yet despite the numerical advantage, the Russian military struggled to push the Ukrainians out of its territory and so Moscow eventually called in foreign reinforcements, deploying some 12,000 North Korean soldiers into the Kursk region.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, there are costs involved in data collection and computation in the instruction tuning and reinforcement learning from human feedback stages.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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Their external mounting and specially designed shape, meanwhile, help to increase the steepness of the walls and maximize interior space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Jan. 2025
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The television show, which ran on NBC from 2012-2013, starred Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Christian Borle and followed them in their mounting of musicals for Broadway, including Bombshell, a fictional musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Oct. 2024
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“Prop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prop. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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