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Recent Examples of sprayed
The Haitian players danced on the field after the game and sprayed each other with water bottles.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Suddenly, with room to breathe, Potapova sprinted through the tiebreak, winning 7 of 8 points, as Gauff sprayed errors every which way.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Firefighters sprayed more than 9 million gallons of water on the tank to cool and stabilize the chemical.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Drift occurs when an herbicide is sprayed in one location, but the wind carries the herbicide to another location.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
In a second phase of the study, the researchers presented two populations of mosquitoes with two human hands—one of which had been sprayed with DEET and one of which had not.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 May 2026
That rejection came on the heels of the arrest of career criminal Tyler Brown who allegedly sprayed Memorial Drive on May 11 with gunfire from an automatic weapon, wounding two people and causing havoc.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Video shows water being sprayed from a hose to the patrons on the other side of the fence.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Ideally, a victim’s home should also be sprayed down with disinfectant.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Suddenly, with room to breathe, Potapova sprinted through the tiebreak, winning 7 of 8 points, as Gauff sprayed errors every which way.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Firefighters sprayed more than 9 million gallons of water on the tank to cool and stabilize the chemical.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Drift occurs when an herbicide is sprayed in one location, but the wind carries the herbicide to another location.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
In a second phase of the study, the researchers presented two populations of mosquitoes with two human hands—one of which had been sprayed with DEET and one of which had not.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 May 2026
That rejection came on the heels of the arrest of career criminal Tyler Brown who allegedly sprayed Memorial Drive on May 11 with gunfire from an automatic weapon, wounding two people and causing havoc.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Video shows water being sprayed from a hose to the patrons on the other side of the fence.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Ideally, a victim’s home should also be sprayed down with disinfectant.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprayed
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They can also be folded into batters for cookies, baked oatmeal, or quick breads like banana bread—or, for a pretty garnish, sprinkled on top just before baking.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
31 May 2026
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And this time there were a few defensive mistakes sprinkled in, as well.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
Verb
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My grandmother positions a chair in front of the windows of our sunroom, which look out onto the neighboring hills dotted with bungalows, Tuscan pines and tall palm trees.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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With the World Cup set to start Thursday, those parties through July 19 will be centered downtown at San Pedro Square Market, with other events dotted throughout the city, such as Eastridge Center, Seven Trees Library, Evergreen Branch Library, and elsewhere.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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If anything, the story during the semiquincentennial casts George as more of a whole person than the tyrant depicted in the ad hominem complaints peppered throughout the Declaration of Independence.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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For the next few years Q’s tunes peppered the national airwaves, but prices remained cheap.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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“Sprayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprayed. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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