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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An employee was also pepper-sprayed but did not suffer any injuries, according to police.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026 -
Video obtained by The Associated Press showed passengers on the tarmac donning similar suits and being sprayed down with disinfectant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2026
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Student enrollment will drop across the board, and certain areas of the country such as New England—which is home to a whole host of small private colleges and will be suffering from some of the harshest demographic decline—may start to be dotted by campus ghost towns.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Pantelleria Closer to Tunisia than mainland Italy, Pantelleria is a remote volcanic island dotted with traditional dammusi, thick-walled, domed stone dwellings built to keep out the heat.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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There are also special and unique antique trinkets sprinkled throughout the store that add an element of interest and curiosity.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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With hints of Nashville and LA sprinkled throughout the shop, a KC native just opened a new boutique and embroidery bar in the Northland.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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“Bestrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestrewed. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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