<?php
$re = '~\$[^$]+\$~';
$str = "\$ words words \$ \$ words words \$ \$ words words \$ \$ words words \$";
}, $str);
echo $result;
PD9waHAKCiRyZSA9ICd+XCRbXiRdK1wkfic7IAokc3RyID0gIlwkIHdvcmRzIHdvcmRzIFwkIFwkIHdvcmRzIHdvcmRzIFwkIFwkIHdvcmRzIHdvcmRzIFwkIFwkIHdvcmRzIHdvcmRzIFwkIjsgCiRyZXN1bHQgPSBwcmVnX3JlcGxhY2VfY2FsbGJhY2soJHJlLCBmdW5jdGlvbigkbSkgewoJcmV0dXJuIHN0cl9yZXBsYWNlKCIgIiwgIi0iLCAkbVswXSk7Cn0sICRzdHIpOwplY2hvICRyZXN1bHQ7