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as in spraying
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
pepper the costume with flecks of glitter
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as in sprinkling
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of peppering
Adofo-Mensah’s role evolved over the years, from peppering Mangini about the New England Patriots’ old scouting reports to coding databases that would lead to proprietary pre-draft metrics.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Congressional lawmakers began peppering the White House with questions.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Henderson stands to gain a significant bump in defensive knowledge by studying under Holiday, and peppering him with questions about - especially - pick and roll coverages.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The exclamations continued, though, with everyone else on my new team peppering their prose with similar jolts of electricity.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
Owens came back by peppering Zayn with several shots using a trash can lid.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
So the man does, with Whitfield peppering him with questions throughout.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
Fragrant blooms cover plants in spring, with repeat blooming through summer and fall, peppering the air with their distinctive clove-like scent.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
But Hamilton, a literal knight, is enamored, peppering the horse master with questions.
—Sean Gregory / London and Maranello, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Congressional lawmakers began peppering the White House with questions.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Henderson stands to gain a significant bump in defensive knowledge by studying under Holiday, and peppering him with questions about - especially - pick and roll coverages.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The exclamations continued, though, with everyone else on my new team peppering their prose with similar jolts of electricity.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
Owens came back by peppering Zayn with several shots using a trash can lid.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
So the man does, with Whitfield peppering him with questions throughout.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
Fragrant blooms cover plants in spring, with repeat blooming through summer and fall, peppering the air with their distinctive clove-like scent.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
But Hamilton, a literal knight, is enamored, peppering the horse master with questions.
—Sean Gregory / London and Maranello, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peppering
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Avoid spraying on windy days which can carry herbicide away from the target plants.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Despite the lack of scientific evidence that Epsom salt works as a weed killer, many homemade weed killer recipes floating around on the internet recommend spraying a mixture of Epsom salt, vinegar, and dish soap on weeds to kill them.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Aug. 2025
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Under the post that included romantic and silly shots of Neeson sprinkling some popcorn over her head, Joely left a string of red heart emojis in the comments section.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Then, to complete the deep clean, Lane suggests, sprinkling baking soda on the bottom of the dishwasher and running a second hot cycle with no detergent.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rescuers were battling to reach remote mountainous areas cut off from mobile networks along the Pakistani border, where mudbrick homes dotting the slopes collapsed in the quake.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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From the tee, the water looks untouched, stretching out calm and serene, with a few homes dotting the far shore.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Peppering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peppering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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