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dollop

[dol-uhp] / ˈdɒl əp /
NOUN
lump
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STRONG


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The main ingredients, she’ll tell you, requiring a dollop of growth, gratitude, of giving and not taking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

At home, I keep it rustic and dollop generous mounds of meringue onto lined baking trays, then use the back of a teaspoon to shape them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

That makes diversification, through international stocks and bonds, especially in emerging markets—and a dollop of gold as a buffer—good options for the years ahead.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Every year there is the faintly absurd recipe of a dollop of briefing, several tablespoons of speculation and a sprinkling of leaks.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Junket was made with white tablets that came out of a tube, and served with a dollop of grape jelly on the top.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood