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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
On Tuesday, the New Mexico jury watched a video in which prosecutors peppered Instagram head Adam Mosseri with questions about Meta's approach to safety, corporate profits and social media features.
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Morgan Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, the New Mexico jury watched a video in which prosecutors peppered Instagram head Adam Mosseri with questions about Meta’s approach to safety, corporate profits and social media features.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
House Bill 1013 would make lemon pepper the state’s official chicken wing flavor.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Senators peppered the witnesses with technical questions about driverless cars, but did not seem to be opposed to the idea.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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Morgan Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, the New Mexico jury watched a video in which prosecutors peppered Instagram head Adam Mosseri with questions about Meta’s approach to safety, corporate profits and social media features.
—Morgan Lee, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
House Bill 1013 would make lemon pepper the state’s official chicken wing flavor.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Senators peppered the witnesses with technical questions about driverless cars, but did not seem to be opposed to the idea.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pepper
Verb
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In this approach, the team sprayed down a layer of chitin, followed by a layer of cellulose.—
J. Carson Meredith,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Students use water guns to catch each other by surprise and spray each other .—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Neutralize Trash Can Odors Cut odors from the kitchen trash by periodically sprinkling baking soda in as waste accumulates.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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Place small bowls in hidden corners, sprinkle it onto bath mats, or add it to trash bins.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Paramount building is dotted with cool, of-the-moment shops, while the Royal Poinciana Plaza continues to anchor the island’s modern luxury scene after its 2017 refresh, drawing new energy each season.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Mar. 2026
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Soon after its publication, the novel became available in a cheap paperback and was on sale in the newspaper kiosks that dotted downtown Barcelona.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pepper. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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