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.
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By the end, even her face – her nose, ears and lips – had been peppered with them.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Though the striped wallpaper is peppered with whimsical illustrations, Henderson opted for simple, traditional selections and finishes for the bathroom’s foundation, including glossy white subway tile for the shower and lower half of the walls and penny tile for the floor.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
Io lacks plate tectonics and (perhaps) a diversity of magma types, but its crust may nevertheless be peppered with magma reservoirs.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
TikTok is peppered with videos of carnage at the movie theaters: huge bags of popcorn exploding across aisles, oceans of bodies roiling up and down, rolls of toilet paper flying from seats C2 to K14, boys being escorted by police out of screening rooms.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Though the striped wallpaper is peppered with whimsical illustrations, Henderson opted for simple, traditional selections and finishes for the bathroom’s foundation, including glossy white subway tile for the shower and lower half of the walls and penny tile for the floor.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
Io lacks plate tectonics and (perhaps) a diversity of magma types, but its crust may nevertheless be peppered with magma reservoirs.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
TikTok is peppered with videos of carnage at the movie theaters: huge bags of popcorn exploding across aisles, oceans of bodies roiling up and down, rolls of toilet paper flying from seats C2 to K14, boys being escorted by police out of screening rooms.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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