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
The network’s patented brand of slick procedurals fronted by square-jawed heroes – male and female – with a dollop of humor have proven to be a good fit with streaming audiences.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 May 2025
The dish to try: The Feta Tempura, crowned with a thick dollop of lemon marmalade and salty caper meringue, is a decade-long favorite among those in the known.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
As for how to cook with harissa: Use it as a marinade for chicken thighs, toss it with roasted vegetables right on a sheet pan and call it sauce, or dollop it like you would a condiment on many Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Moroccan dishes.
—Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The living room is the color of borscht with a dollop of cream.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 May 2025
The dish to try: The Feta Tempura, crowned with a thick dollop of lemon marmalade and salty caper meringue, is a decade-long favorite among those in the known.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
As for how to cook with harissa: Use it as a marinade for chicken thighs, toss it with roasted vegetables right on a sheet pan and call it sauce, or dollop it like you would a condiment on many Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Moroccan dishes.
—Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The living room is the color of borscht with a dollop of cream.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollop
Noun
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The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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Break the problem into manageable chunks through three forms of parallelism.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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As Dorman, Arca’s chief investment officer, sees it, people buy things for three reasons: (1) future profits, like a cash-flowing business (2) utility, like a hunk of steel and (3) coolness, like a baseball card.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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This hunk of confetti cake from Butter+Blooms in Rogers was not too sweet, not too big and not expensive ($5).—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The results show whether the brain of a person with cognitive symptoms also has amyloid plaques, clumps of toxic proteins that build up in the spaces between brain cells.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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Among my carpet of Peruvian lilies stands a clump of the Third Harmonic variety.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 May 2025
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The first few sections of the article describe a dinner at an upscale Lower East Side restaurant, during which Jordan, then 28, sticks a wad of chewing gum under the table as revenge for being made to wait too long at the host station.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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These small wads of cotton can push wax into the ear and cause buildup, Dr. Francis said.—
Katie Mogg,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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What’s more, the double-stitched seams and baffle box design keep lumps at bay.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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That was a big moment, that was a big lump of publicity.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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“Dollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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