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 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.
Examples of pepper with in a Sentence
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Getting to Oregon involves an easy, scenic two-hour drive from Chicago through bucolic farmland peppered with historic barns.
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
In previous livestreams, Graven was beaten, strangled, force-fed and peppered with paintballs, according to publications including the Telegraph and CNN that reviewed the content.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The menu changes seasonally, but expect fresh small plates like mango salad with avocado, muscadine, chili crisp, and peanuts or shishito peppers with trout roe, sorghum vinaigrette, and hazelnut.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
The flavor, often a hot chili pepper with lime, is often associated with the hot chip brand Takis.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
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Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
In previous livestreams, Graven was beaten, strangled, force-fed and peppered with paintballs, according to publications including the Telegraph and CNN that reviewed the content.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The menu changes seasonally, but expect fresh small plates like mango salad with avocado, muscadine, chili crisp, and peanuts or shishito peppers with trout roe, sorghum vinaigrette, and hazelnut.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
The flavor, often a hot chili pepper with lime, is often associated with the hot chip brand Takis.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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