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as in to sprinkle
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of pepper
Arsenal shirts started to pepper the streets of Highbury at around 8am on Sunday.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Rhodes peppered Gunther with punches, a bionic elbow and a Pedigree for a nearfall.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The set includes nine yellow and nine purple bouquets of artificial flowers and faux eucalyptus filler peppered throughout the stems.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Drawing on the rich palette of the rugs and the family's heritage, Palmieri Schwartz peppered in pops of saffron, red, and jewel tones.
—Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Rhodes peppered Gunther with punches, a bionic elbow and a Pedigree for a nearfall.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The set includes nine yellow and nine purple bouquets of artificial flowers and faux eucalyptus filler peppered throughout the stems.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Drawing on the rich palette of the rugs and the family's heritage, Palmieri Schwartz peppered in pops of saffron, red, and jewel tones.
—Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pepper
Verb
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If that happens, remove the safety clip, hold the can with both hands, and prepare to spray when the bear is roughly 30 to 40 feet away.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Aerial footage showed firefighters spraying water on several buildings that were on fire.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Solo travelers were abundant, though most travelers were couples, with a few families sprinkled in too.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The event featured game-play and events sprinkled throughout the city and partnerships with the White Sox, the Field Museum and the Lincoln Park Zoo.—
Felicity Abbott,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Few sites, however, became such frequent battlegrounds as the parking lots of Home Depots, where day laborers congregate, or were hit as persistently and severely as the open air car washes that dot sunny Southern California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Lighthouses Ten lighthouses, some still in service (and one in ruins), dot the Apostle Islands.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
14 June 2026
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“Pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pepper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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