prop
verb (used with object)
to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed byup ).
is propping
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present progressiveof prop (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Scan the latest market commentary and you will hear a familiar refrain: Artificial intelligence is propping up the U.S. economy.
From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025
While AI is propping up global trade and growth, it is doing so unevenly and the pain from tariffs is likely to grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Even as calls grow to lower interest rates and boost liquidity, the central bank is propping up a falling rupee by selling dollars, which tightens liquidity.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024
China is a notable exception to that trend, and the reopening of its economy after years of strict Covid-19 lockdowns is propping up global growth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
One basket is filled only with colorful patterned socks, and another basket is propping the door open, piled high with dirty white laundry.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
