as in chunk
a small uneven mass
served crackers topped with dollops of caviar as an appetizer
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Recent Examples of dollop
There is in nearly all instances a generous dollop of intelligent ridiculousness baked into the selection and arrangement of his found objects.
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Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
For some real fortitude, the nasi lemak is a mix of crispy chicken served with jasmine rice, a dollop of fried egg, and spicy sambal sauce—a breakfast of champions.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
In the ’90s, ads for Estée Lauder Nutritious were foregrounded by a spoon carrying a dollop of cream.
—Brennan Kilbane, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
This recipe takes you just under halfway to the ideal dollop.
—Alex Christian, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
For some real fortitude, the nasi lemak is a mix of crispy chicken served with jasmine rice, a dollop of fried egg, and spicy sambal sauce—a breakfast of champions.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
In the ’90s, ads for Estée Lauder Nutritious were foregrounded by a spoon carrying a dollop of cream.
—Brennan Kilbane, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
This recipe takes you just under halfway to the ideal dollop.
—Alex Christian, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollop
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The ancient cheese was incredibly well-preserved, but a new assessment of the chunks reveals some long-obsecured knowledge about human culture and a potential path for how dairy may have spread across Asia.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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Without heading into spoiler territory, there are parts of the second book that chunks of the fanbase took against.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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But with the cost of beef these days — though stores may run specials this time of year on standing rib roasts — such a big hunk of beef requires care and some paying attention too.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Her husband's a hunk, her career's going great, and her enormous house is dressed up for the holidays without an ornament out of place.EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Great bright globs of gore, falling splat-splat on the linoleum.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The catenary lights provide a festive evening glob reminiscent of vineyard properties.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Observing at longer wavelengths using ALMA, the researchers could penetrate dust clouds and reveal a clump of dust at the outer edge of the two planets’ orbits.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Our models suggested that sometimes when the black holes pull in gas, dense clumps of gas collect around the outside of the hole.Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lin also is hoping to be more targeted in how Netflix spends its money, throwing fewer wads of upfront cash at big names while perhaps, perhaps, shifting away from its standard approach, and giving at least some talent a chance to share in the back-end profits of successful projects.David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Rison played with a fire first lit on the hardscrabble streets of Flint, Mich., where, as a high school star, a local mobster — Rison calls him Mafia Sal — would slip him wads of cash from time to time, urging him to pick a particular college and sign with a particular agent.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Christmas in America has long been about receiving presents from Santa for being nice, or at worst, getting a lump of coal for being naughty.Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Make cream cheese mixture: Beat together cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and garlic powder in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until well combined and no lumps remain, 1 to 2 minutes.Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Dollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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