pepper with
verb
peppered with; peppering with; peppers with
1
: to hit (someone) repeatedly with (something)
The boxer peppered his opponent with punches.
—often used figurativelyThe 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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The Stanford campus is vast and inviting, peppered with beauty in every direction.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The casting of the actors playing the younger versions of the real people is so spot-on that the fiction scenes gel seamlessly with the interviews, while the film is peppered with fragments of educational documentaries about AIDS from the era.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
Argentaia is peppered with bread sculptures by Matteo Lucca; works by Matteo Pugliese and street artist Pixel Pancho; monumental horse sculptures by Mexican artist Gustavo Aceves, and Vico’s own paintings.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
And few people realize that the country's coastline is actually peppered with over 350 idyllic islands, from picture-perfect Favignana to car-free Panarea to rugged Marettimo.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The casting of the actors playing the younger versions of the real people is so spot-on that the fiction scenes gel seamlessly with the interviews, while the film is peppered with fragments of educational documentaries about AIDS from the era.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
Argentaia is peppered with bread sculptures by Matteo Lucca; works by Matteo Pugliese and street artist Pixel Pancho; monumental horse sculptures by Mexican artist Gustavo Aceves, and Vico’s own paintings.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
And few people realize that the country's coastline is actually peppered with over 350 idyllic islands, from picture-perfect Favignana to car-free Panarea to rugged Marettimo.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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