dollop (out)

verb

Definition of dollop (out)next
as in to measure (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dollop (out)
  1. dish out
  2. proportion
  3. split
  4. portion
  5. hand out
Verb
  • Four players scored at least 12 points, while senior guard Alvaro Cardenas enjoyed another typical night for him, dishing out nine assists.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The most eyebrow-raising part of the rambling hourlong performance came when Trump dished out threats at allies over his pet causes.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of dish out
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  • According to data from the U.S. Treasury, 20% of the 2025 fiscal year budget was proportioned for social security, with 14% for national defense.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But the Ray’s best feature is its excellent sound, pumping out clear, musical, and surprisingly meaty audio for a bar proportioned more like a Bluetooth speaker.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of proportion
Verb
  • That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
  • One Pacific Palisades home that survived the Palisades Fire was later split in half by a landslide, CBS News Los Angeles' Rick Montanez reported.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of split
Verb
  • Just make a big batch of food—I’ve found stew-type dishes work best—portion it out into Tupperware containers, and stash them in the fridge.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The temptation to portion out one’s cathedral of counterpoised and cantilevered writing into knickknacks certainly is vivid to him.
    Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
Definition of portion
Verb
  • The prizes, including a Life Achievement Award for Jane Fonda, will be handed out on Feb. 23, live on Netflix, with Kristen Bell as host.
    Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Team-mates stood still or, in the case of Boubacar Kamara, looked towards the touchline and to no one in particular, instead throwing his hands out.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of hand out
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“Dollop (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dollop%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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