dollops (out)

present tense third-person singular of dollop (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollops (out)
Verb
  • Tsangari doles out information cagily, turning over narrative cards with calculated delay, a bare sufficiency that undercuts her world-building in favor of point-making; the just-enough story is also a just-so story.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Antica Locanda doles out comforting Sicilian dishes, from platters of fresh fish to generous bowls of seafood pasta.
    Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Flowing west from Miller Beach in Gary, the river splits between Hammond and East Chicago — most of its waters heading north to drain into Lake Michigan through the Indiana Harbor, the rest flowing toward Illinois.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The assumption was that when one species splits from another, the two new forms passively evolve away from each other, drifting solo on their evolutionary paths like two untethered buoys at sea.
    Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The state hands out the money based on student attendance.
    Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But Liam is with her when their family hands out enchiladas and care packages to the homeless — something Liam always asked to do with his McDonald’s Happy Meals.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Dollops (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollops%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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