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Recent Examples of sprayed
The approach treats fragrance as a design element on par with lighting or color, rather than an afterthought sprayed on at the end.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
On Friday, a third-party employee working at the facility was hospitalized after drilling into a tank that pressurized and sprayed sulfuric acid onto the worker, The Charlotte Observer’s news partner WSOC reported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Plaster chips sprayed across the room.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
These chemical solutions are typically diluted with water and sprayed directly onto the ant hill, killing any ants that come into contact with them.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 4 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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
On Friday, a third-party employee working at the facility was hospitalized after drilling into a tank that pressurized and sprayed sulfuric acid onto the worker, The Charlotte Observer’s news partner WSOC reported.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Plaster chips sprayed across the room.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
These chemical solutions are typically diluted with water and sprayed directly onto the ant hill, killing any ants that come into contact with them.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprayed
Verb
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Cubes of French bread are drizzled with butter, generously sprinkled with Swiss and Parmesan cheeses, and soaked with a luscious custard.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Its Caffe Nico is a latte with orange juice and orange peels reduced into a syrup, then sprinkled with cinnamon.—
Jenna Thompson
June 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Fans in Knicks garb dotted the Citi Field crowd of 40,106, which roared when highlights of New York's championship-clinching 94-90 win Saturday night over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals aired throughout the game.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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But outside, the city of Orlando had been reckoning with its horrific losses, holding heart-wrenching vigils, hearing emotional speeches calling for an end to anti-gay hatred and gun violence, and splashing rainbows on flags, business windows and makeshift memorials that dotted the streets.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Verb
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People wearing cowboy hats and sombreros peppered the audience chamber.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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