as in sprayed
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
the flower girl delightedly bestrewed the aisle with rose petals
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Forrest pushed it and winced as tear gas sprayed.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Glyphosate is sprayed on hundreds of millions of acres of farmland each year.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Accessories, again, were pared back—silvery dotted Manolo Blahnik pumps (again sourced by Lili Aghaei of The Vintage Marché), and long drop diamond earrings by Chopard.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2026
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The crowd was slow to fill out FedEx Forum on Wednesday evening, an unsurprising development considering the two players whose jersey dotted the stands – Steph Curry and Ja Morant – were both inactive.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Most soil acidifiers should be sprinkled over gardens, worked into the top few inches of earth, and then watered in with your hose.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are access points sprinkled across the waterfront.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Bestrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestrewed. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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