pepper with

phrasal verb

peppered with; peppering with; peppers with
1
: to hit (someone) repeatedly with (something)
The boxer peppered his opponent with punches.
often used figuratively
The reporters peppered her with questions.
2
: to put a small amount of (something) on many different parts of (a surface)
usually used as (be) peppered with
His face is peppered with freckles.
3
: to put (something) in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)
She peppered the report with statistics.

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And after being peppered with 13 shots in the third period, Wallstedt kept his composure and helped the Wild salvage the extra point. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025 The tragic incident comes as New England is being peppered with wind and rain from a nor’easter blowing into the region. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025 Those traits are all over the Brewers lineup, a starting nine peppered with names the average fan is still learning. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 The play, by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, follows a mother-son cross-country road trip peppered with the teen’s hip-hop music as a brown son and his white mother seek common ground in their uncommon pasts. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pepper with

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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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