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
Part of the process, which resulted in a plate piled with pistachio ice cream and a dollop of N25 Kaluga-hybrid caviar, was finding the right roe.
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Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
Start with two or three drops per application of the shampoo product (such as a dollop of the shampoo the size of a U.S. quarter).
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Add dollops of goat cheese, and sprinkle with sunflower kernels.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Pair with a juicy duck cooked in its own fat and garnished with mandarin slices, quinoa, a touch of soy, sea salt and cilantro, and with a dollop of foie gras on the top.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
Start with two or three drops per application of the shampoo product (such as a dollop of the shampoo the size of a U.S. quarter).
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
Add dollops of goat cheese, and sprinkle with sunflower kernels.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
Pair with a juicy duck cooked in its own fat and garnished with mandarin slices, quinoa, a touch of soy, sea salt and cilantro, and with a dollop of foie gras on the top.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollop
Noun
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And even still, that can be a progressive tax that, in theory, would take a larger chunk of revenue from those who have more property and have more wealth than those who lack it.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Catch up quick: The concept of ripping a bagel chunk and dipping it into a cream cheese container feels wrong.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meantime, the hunk gets stabbed with a metal arrow that pulls him.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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In 2019, the Foundation decided to add animals into the mix and photograph the heartthrob hunks and heroines with animals adopted through the Animal Care Centers of NYC.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Besides plants and flowers, a dinosaur tail, a crab, a hell ant, a spider mom and her young, and a firefly have been found entombed in globs of tree resin.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Blood clots may form in the coronary arteries, usually due to atherosclerosis, a disease in which arteries harden due to the gradual accumulation of cholesterol and fatty clumps (plaque).—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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This will greatly benefit your home by taking away the chance of your ice leaking or forming into a solid clump during the defrost cycle.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But luckily, the owner of the car, who came running out of the corner deli nearby, was content to accept a wad of cash, rather than getting the cops involved.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Brutalist star Adrien Brody held a gold statue in his hands at Sunday night's Oscars, while his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, watched from the audience with a wad of her husband's used chewing gum in hers.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If filling has any lumps, strain through a fine mesh strainer.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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While less consequential for than last year’s clothing controversy involving the apparel brands Nike and Fanatics—which affected jerseys worn by players—New Era’s apparent misstep is another example of MLB’s brand taking lumps because of design decisions made outside of its purview.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Dollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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