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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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While dazzling bits of Hollywood glamour are peppered throughout, at its core, this is a family home that lends itself to a relaxed lifestyle jampacked with friends and pets.
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Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
South Korean flags and Son’s jerseys from his national team, current club and previous club peppered the stands.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Morales peppered the strike zone with his high-90s fastball and sharp breaking pitches that seemed to keep the Tigers’ potent hitters off-balance throughout the night.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Turn plain rice into a flavorful side dish, or whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, ground cumin, salt, and pepper for an easy salad dressing.
—Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2025
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Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
South Korean flags and Son’s jerseys from his national team, current club and previous club peppered the stands.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Morales peppered the strike zone with his high-90s fastball and sharp breaking pitches that seemed to keep the Tigers’ potent hitters off-balance throughout the night.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Turn plain rice into a flavorful side dish, or whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, ground cumin, salt, and pepper for an easy salad dressing.
—Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pepper
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That's despite calls from agency staff for Kennedy to tone down such rhetoric after a gunman—who was influenced by vaccine misinformation and the vilification of the public health agency—sprayed the CDC campus with over 500 rounds and killed a local police officer last month.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rather than spraying the formula directly onto her skin, our tester applied it to a cotton round instead.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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After years of the NBA largely being split between linear TV networks ABC, ESPN and TNT (with some NBA TV sprinkled in), the new rights deal will be far more streaming-centric.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Raisins are also super easy to sprinkle on yogurt, cereal, and salads, and can find their way into baked goods and even savory dinner dishes like pasta.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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The large lobby-level bar is dotted with couches and an open fireplace.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unsurpringly, 50 pieces of rodent regularity dotted the floor of the dry storage shed and three rodent droppings under the Frosty machine.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pepper. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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