as in chunk
a small uneven mass
served crackers topped with dollops of caviar as an appetizer
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Recent Examples of dollop
Finally, the cookies are finished with a dollop of pepper jelly before they're baked to golden perfection.
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Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
And don’t forget to finish your morning routine with a dollop of sunscreen on your face—Supergoop’s Play SPF is also part of the sale, and it’s formulated for your face and body.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Place a dollop of cranberry sauce on the top inside roll.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
To keep it vegan, skip the dollop of yogurt on top and add a swirl of olive oil instead.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
And don’t forget to finish your morning routine with a dollop of sunscreen on your face—Supergoop’s Play SPF is also part of the sale, and it’s formulated for your face and body.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Place a dollop of cranberry sauce on the top inside roll.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
To keep it vegan, skip the dollop of yogurt on top and add a swirl of olive oil instead.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dollop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollop
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That’s a problem because interest is already swallowing up a greater chunk of the annual federal budget than defense spending.Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Further rummaging yielded a second chunk of rock that seemed to fit right in front of the first, like a face.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Irish sad-boy hunk of Gladiator II and Normal People starred in Streetcar in London in 2023 and is bringing the production to Brooklyn this spring.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the dish can be enjoyed as an appetizer or light dinner when served with a nice hunk of bread.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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At the end of the first song, a small red glob rained down from above.Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Clumped salt can usually be revived by breaking up the clumps.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
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The pistons, belts, and pulleys create the ambience of an engine room on a steamship, as clumps of fiber are separated and realigned into uniform fabric.Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Witnesses said Brandon was clutching a bloody wad of money, and trying to speak.Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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And then there were the practitioners who sneaked wads of cash into the United States at the dance group’s direction.Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Variations include banh canh cua, which is often a thick soup with lumps of crab, and banh canh cha ca, a thinner broth with fish cakes that’s popular in south central Vietnam.Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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Steroid injections: Corticosteroid injections may help shrink inflamed lumps and provide quick relief from pain and swelling.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Dollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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