dollops

plural of dollop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dollops Try spooning dollops of high-quality marinara over the top before baking for extra depth. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025 The standard cheese on burgers is pimento, and a rice bowl on offer features expertly fried chicken livers dressed in dollops of rich gravy, caramelized onions, and scallions. Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025 The delight of it, the source of its generous dollops of camp melodrama, comes from its ability to convince you that maybe, just maybe, this will be the thing that finally overturns the apple cart. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollops
Noun
  • Pastors in the African Methodist Episcopal Church were giving up chunks of their salaries to colleagues who lost churches in the area.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Ship sports other battle scars as well; several chunks are missing near its base, which looks a bit like the ear of a dog that lost a fight.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But a safe containing fat wads of cash and a large cocaine stash presents an opportunity.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One study uses a new astrophysical computer simulation that models turbulence within the cloud, causing fragmentation into smaller, star-forming clumps.
    Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After spending lots of time resetting the social media company’s AI strategy—and gobs of money hiring the best technical talent imaginable—Meta is making even more changes.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The electric motors add 242 horsepower—and gobs of low-end torque.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Dollops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollops. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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