Balance and Prop

Balance

Balance verb - To make equal in amount, degree, or status.

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Prop and balance are semantically related in poise topic. In some cases you can use "Prop" instead a verb "Balance".

Nearby Words: balanced, balancing, balancer

Prop verb - Support by placing against something solid or rigid.

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Balance and prop are semantically related in lean topic. Sometimes you can use "Balance" instead a verb "Prop".

Nearby Words: propped, propping

ideal	ideal balance	ideal prop
good	good balance	good prop
physical	physical balance	physical prop
perfect	perfect balance	perfect prop
Other adjectives: original, great, bad, necessary, political, minor, different, realistic, magical.

The actress accused of murder rightly points out that she would have been able to feel the difference in weight and balance between the prop knife and the real one.

Source: Not-So-Fake Prop Weapon
Admittedly this is countered by a plethora of save points, but those don't balance the game so much as prop it up.

Source: Nintendo Hard / Platform Games
Reed Richards Is Useless: Averted; after leaving Brakebills, some adult magicians promote the success of humanitarian causes or prop the balance in failing ecosystems.

Source: Literature / The Magicians

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