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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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Recent Examples of pepper
For a little more spice, add additional hot sauce or switch to pepper Jack cheese.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Barnyard epithets did not pepper the prepared speeches of most of Hegseth's predecessors.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Without prior knowledge to Fatal Fury’s roster or storyline, many of the characters can seem somewhat stock — there’s a couple of tough guys with various fighting styles and cool jackets, and some cartoonishly buxom female fighters peppered in for some old school gooner bait.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Part of what makes the North Carolina mountains unique is the people who pepper the area with creativity and hospitality throughout their beloved mountain hamlets.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Barnyard epithets did not pepper the prepared speeches of most of Hegseth's predecessors.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Without prior knowledge to Fatal Fury’s roster or storyline, many of the characters can seem somewhat stock — there’s a couple of tough guys with various fighting styles and cool jackets, and some cartoonishly buxom female fighters peppered in for some old school gooner bait.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
Part of what makes the North Carolina mountains unique is the people who pepper the area with creativity and hospitality throughout their beloved mountain hamlets.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pepper
Verb
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With 1:06 left in the fourth quarter, Donovan Mitchell sprayed a pass to his trusty marksman Max Strus for an open three, bang.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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And some travelers, especially those going to the Maldives, Australia, and other countries that spray insecticide and disinfectant on arriving flights, wrap their luggage in plastic to protect their contents from the chemicals.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2025
Verb
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The Capitals are a veteran team with youth sprinkled through the lineup.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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They can also be sprinkled on salads, blended into soups, or baked into various types of goods. 12.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Facing Ramírez to start the seventh, López dotted a fastball down and in to the slugger, only for it to be called a ball by plate umpire Malachi Moore.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Every April, Earth Day arrives in full color – parks buzzing with volunteers, corporate campuses dotted with tree-planting events, and social feeds flooded with stunning shots of mountains, oceans, and forests.—
Namita Gupta-Hehl,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pepper. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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