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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of pepper
Since moving to Idaho from California eight years ago, the couple has peppered Boise with fresh, local restaurant concepts including The Wylder and Percy downtown — all popular.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
Hinsdale team names peppered the results board and in almost every category, the team had a racer in the top three.
—Jacob Spetzler, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
The word beautiful is peppered throughout every scene, emphasizing Meghan’s key aspiration of prettifying domestic life.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
Hinsdale team names peppered the results board and in almost every category, the team had a racer in the top three.
—Jacob Spetzler, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
The word beautiful is peppered throughout every scene, emphasizing Meghan’s key aspiration of prettifying domestic life.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pepper
Verb
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The moment when drivers on the podium pick up the bottles of champagne at their feet, shake them up and spray each other stands as one of F1’s most storied traditions.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Detainees reported that officers sprayed individuals directly in the face without warning, then exited the unit, locking doors and windows and cutting off power and water.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Push the button and voila – exactly the right flavorings are sprinkled down into your recipe.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with holy water were to be the accommodating ministrations.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Stray disposable plates and cups dot the apartment.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mounds of garbage bags, some several feet high, dot the red-brick streets like pins on a corkboard.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pepper. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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