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dollop

[dol-uhp] / ˈdɒl əp /
NOUN
lump
Synonyms
Antonyms
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

A dollop of tax reform, a big dose of deregulation and an AI investment boom are allowing the economy to cope with the tariff distortions and uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

They got a little candy star and a dollop of filling, plump and honest like their German ancestor.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

I stared at a dollop of bird shit on the bottom step, the way the rain was smearing it into the crevices of the wood.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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