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propping up::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | shoring, shoring up |
| Type of | support, supporting |
Examples of propping up
propping up
The Communist Party would be lambasted for propping up the man endangering them.
From the economist.com
No solution which amounts to propping up this system can be of any further help.
From the guardian.co.uk
Banks and their governments are propping each other up like Friday-night drunks.
From the economist.com
Mr. Trichet had been propping up Ireland's banks for months with emergency loans.
From the online.wsj.com
Neve Campbell was born to dance, but spent 15 years propping up the Scream films.
From the guardian.co.uk
I had to start to wonder what we were propping up as role models for young girls.
From the sfgate.com
One cost of propping up the industry is a global runup in food in grain prices.
From the businessweek.com
The governments wasted the capital inflows on propping up the socialist system.
From the economist.com
The Tories have all sorts of dodgy people propping up their finances, don't they?
From the guardian.co.uk
