dollops (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dollop (out)
as in shares (out)

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  1. doles out
  2. parts
  3. splits
  4. hands out
Verb
  • This Darla sandal, on sale for a limited time, doles out balance despite its towering platform height.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • Make a beeline for the flagship Olive Young store, the country’s biggest cosmetics retailer, where there’s a whole wall devoted to sheet masks, testing stations and a vending machine that doles out free skincare samples.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
Definition of doles out
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  • Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of parts
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  • Eating out here splits between high-end fine dining and casual twists on Bajan classics.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • The cookie dough balls are rolled in powdered sugar, which crackles and splits apart while the cookies puff and bake.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Definition of splits
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  • It’s named after Anders Adolph Retzius (1796-1860), a Swedish professor of anatomy and administrator at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which hands out the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Each year, The Best Pizza Awards hands out accolades to the best of the best pie shops all over the world.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of hands out
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