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 dish is simple, a bowl of roasted corn is topped with a large dollop of mayo and a tangy-spicy sauce, then dusted with cotija cheese and chili powder.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Plus, Daniel Lubetzky, who has stepped in as a full-time Shark this season, has been a great addition so far, offering a dollop of human kindness to the usual feeding frenzy.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 May 2025
Spring’s favorite fruit duo, strawberry and rhubarb, seemed like the vibe, with dollops of orange marmalade to mimic the bright swipes throughout the painting.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Add a dollop of mayo or sour cream to mirror traditional elote toppings.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Plus, Daniel Lubetzky, who has stepped in as a full-time Shark this season, has been a great addition so far, offering a dollop of human kindness to the usual feeding frenzy.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 May 2025
Spring’s favorite fruit duo, strawberry and rhubarb, seemed like the vibe, with dollops of orange marmalade to mimic the bright swipes throughout the painting.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Add a dollop of mayo or sour cream to mirror traditional elote toppings.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollop
Noun
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The sudden explosion, fueled by ignition of methane propellant, created a huge fireball, billowing clouds of smoke and brilliant arcs of flaming debris shooting out like burning chunks of lava in a volcanic eruption.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
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Retail sales, which comprise a sizable chunk of overall spending, dropped sharply last month as car purchases plummeted.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Pondering hard questions about earning Rob Manfred’s hunk of metal is what many MLB teams’ top leaders do at this time of the year, what with the season nearly half done and both the All-Star break and the July 30 trade deadline looming.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The two both appeared in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, an early '80s hit featuring an avalanche of heartthrob hunks.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
15 June 2025
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One woman sunbathed along the shore, oblivious to globs at her feet.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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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
Noun
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That force was another deer lying half hidden in a sparse clump of evergreen scrub.—
Jim Carmichel,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
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Probably the best time to divide daylily clumps is after flowering.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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His lab, the Kaplan Lab, is strewn with the substance, stacked with cases of silk cocoons and wads of silk from around the world, all awaiting their transformation into new forms.—
Amy Paturel,
Discover Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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When the victim initially resisted, the suspect kicked and punched him and forcibly grabbed a wad of cash from the vehicle, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Order the jumbo lump or save a few bucks and opt for the equally tasty backfin version.—
Christina Tkacik,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In a fifty-eight-year-old survivor of breast cancer with a strong family history of the disease, a new lump near the original site likely signals recurrence—intervention is warranted.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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“Dollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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