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Recent Examples of lolly The now-viral clip shows Burgess's mom treating Bear to a Ninja Turtle puppy lolly. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 Told me about finishing off a packet of lollies and replaced them. Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 Tests confirmed that the lollies tested contained potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine. Anna Gordon, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024 Kids can help themselves to lollies and ice creams from a large chest freezer under the shade of a green parasol. Jenny Southan, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2024 This was at a time when there wasn't much that the Spice Girls weren't advertising, after Walkers crisps, Chupa Chups lollies, Pepsi. Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2023 Like a good friend, three weeks later, Mr. Quintero showed up for Mr. Walters at his birthday/Australia Day open house in January where about 80 guests snacked on Vegemite, Tim Tams and assorted Aussie lollies at Mr. Walter’s Chelsea apartment decked out with Australian flags. Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 5 May 2023 Even better, Ring Pops are a smart, toy-like alternative to stick lollies for hands-free holding. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023 This gourmet chocolate shop makes everything from message heart chocolate lollies to heart truffles. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lolly
Noun
  • Gone are Gascón’s reformist policies discouraging the use of cash bail and limiting the use of sentencing enhancements.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
  • Founded in 2011, PLD Space has raised more than 160 million euros ($188 million) to date, but the company is highly leveraged, with half of its cash coming in the form of loans.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • In October, the project got a boost when the Department of Transportation under President Joe Biden approved Miami-Dade for $389 million toward the Northeast Corridor, money requiring congressional approval that’s still pending.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • If companies needed money from the markets, the markets had their sources of capital appropriately drawn from those with ample surplus funds, including banks and bond issuers with the populace’s money.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The interactive cash register uses a toy credit card, coins, a scanner, and a number pad to teach everything from shopping phrases to food, numbers, and songs.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 27 June 2025
  • Before 1985, the team picking first overall had been determined through a coin flip between the worst teams in each conference.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • With a sound currency fixed to gold, and lower taxes across the board, Germany’s economy boomed.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • After leading crackdowns on digital currencies, such as Liberty Reserve and E-Gold in the 1990s, the agency best known for protecting U.S. presidents has become one of the world's biggest crypto custodians.
    Myles Miller Bloomberg News, arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2025

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“Lolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolly. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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