as in chunks
a small uneven mass
served crackers topped with dollops of caviar as an appetizer
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Romania, which shares chunks of border with Ukraine, has roughly 377 main battle tanks.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Military veterans and local conservationists came out on a chilly morning to carry chunks of limestone the size of soccer balls into the bay at low tide.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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Dalton said a lengthy prison sentence wouldn’t make the community any safer, wouldn’t help the man with his addiction and would cost taxpayers gobs of money.—
Scott Maxwell,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
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In some instances, websites have gobs of readable material that explain what IQ is and how to manually determine yours.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
2 Oct. 2024
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“Dollops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollops. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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