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
Crisp saffron risotto mini arancini arrived in dollops of aioli.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The doughnut is finished with a cookies-and-creme-flavored buttercream dollop and a red chevron nod to the NASA logo.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Top each bowl with a generous dollop of cottage cheese, mozzarella, and Parmesan that melts into creamy, cheesy pockets.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2026
These tender muffins are like mini, not-too-sweet carrot cakes, with a dollop of marmalade tucked into the center of each one.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The doughnut is finished with a cookies-and-creme-flavored buttercream dollop and a red chevron nod to the NASA logo.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Top each bowl with a generous dollop of cottage cheese, mozzarella, and Parmesan that melts into creamy, cheesy pockets.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2026
These tender muffins are like mini, not-too-sweet carrot cakes, with a dollop of marmalade tucked into the center of each one.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollop
Noun
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Instead of committing a massive chunk of capital to a single trade right out of the gate, separating your entries, and even spreading them across different expirations on the same stock, is a fantastic way to mitigate concentration risk.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The notion of the swaggering state swallowing a chunk of its resistant neighbor is completely far-fetched.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This recipe relies on a cheesy boost of flavor with a generous amount of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese folded into the meatballs and a hunk of the cheese rind added to the broth for more umami depth.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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And perhaps this whole saga illuminates another reason why voters prefer to make young hunks wait until their late 30s, as Jordan did, to get their Oscar — to teach them humility.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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My grandmother just kept sprinkling water and stirring until all the flour gathered into loose clumps, no longer powdery but not yet sticky.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Over time, pig squeak forms dense clumps without becoming invasive.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
13 Apr. 2026
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Cubans have long been accustomed to shopping with wads of cash stuffed into bags after compounding bouts of soaring inflation.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, with the price of gas averaging upward of $5 per gallon in the Chicago metro, driving in from Lombard just to score a wad of one dollar bills may not be the best return on investment for some.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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At that point in time, Ari had also developed a lump in her neck.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Dollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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