pepper with
verb
peppered with; peppering with; peppers with
1
: to hit (someone) repeatedly with (something)
The boxer peppered his opponent with punches.
—often used figurativelyThe reporters peppered her with questions.
2
: to put a small amount of (something) on many different parts of (a surface)
—usually used as (be) peppered with
His face is peppered with freckles.
3
: to put (something) in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)
She peppered the report with statistics.
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And this shell, Johnson’s team noted, is peppered with impact craters.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2026
Often the invite list is peppered with those who have personal connections to the AELTC.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
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Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Part of an eight-island volcanic archipelago, Madeira is a semitropical outcropping of green, fertile hills peppered with black-sand beaches.
—
Chadner Navarro,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2026
Often the invite list is peppered with those who have personal connections to the AELTC.
—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
—
Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Part of an eight-island volcanic archipelago, Madeira is a semitropical outcropping of green, fertile hills peppered with black-sand beaches.
—
Chadner Navarro,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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