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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Asking your local nursery to procure plants that haven’t been sprayed with pesticides, which can harm monarchs in every stage of life, is another actionable step.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025 -
An attachment to the machine sprayed the plaster, specifically mixed on-site and fed to the printer, covering large swaths of the walls and accelerating the time needed for the task.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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On a recent fall trip, magenta beautyberries dotted the curvy road, sultry summer temperatures had cooled ever so slightly, and amber and gold tinged the towering sweetgums throughout Torreya State Park.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yellow evidence markers dotted the ground and what appeared to be clothing laid on the pavement.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other Latin artists are sprinkled throughout the categories.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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The initial run of shows sprinkled 12 dates over the course of May 2026, kicking off May 6 and running through May 30.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bestrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestrewed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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