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as in sprinkles
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of peppers
Solomon peppers his story with generational resentments and art-world posturing, while Soderbergh films the interiors of McKellen’s English townhouse like the inner workings of a sarcophagus.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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sprays
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This is when water from a sprinkler head sprays out onto the sidewalk or street, and that's considered wasted water.—
Yvette Fernandez,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Like Machado, Tatis sprays the ball to all fields, even on the ground, another reason he can be depended upon to hit for a solid batting average, even while playing his home games in a pitchers’ park.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Peppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peppers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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