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to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of peppered
Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Sarah’s demise happens early on in the film, but her presence is still peppered throughout via flashbacks, momentary flashes mid-scene and photographic reminders.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
He was peppered by a barrage of shots and chances in the final period, when the Canucks were barely clinging on.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The first impression when entering is how dramatic the ceilings are in this double-height apartment, followed up by an appreciation for the plants peppered throughout the neutral-toned space.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Sending pinch-runner Jason Heyward from first base to third base in the decisive four-run seventh inning, Tatis peppered reliever Hector Neris’ sinker to center field.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Congressional Republicans repeatedly peppered Maher and Kruger with accusations regarding their coverage of the COVID-19 origins lab leak theory, Russian collusion, and Hunter Biden’s laptop.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Chelsea turned the screw and peppered City with threatening attacks.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Allen was peppered in the third, but only Olivier could solve him.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
That was apparent even in the first period, as the Canucks — a team that’s struggled enormously all season to generate looks and scoring chances — peppered their old teammate DeSmith with all manner of quality chances.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Sarah’s demise happens early on in the film, but her presence is still peppered throughout via flashbacks, momentary flashes mid-scene and photographic reminders.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
He was peppered by a barrage of shots and chances in the final period, when the Canucks were barely clinging on.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The first impression when entering is how dramatic the ceilings are in this double-height apartment, followed up by an appreciation for the plants peppered throughout the neutral-toned space.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Sending pinch-runner Jason Heyward from first base to third base in the decisive four-run seventh inning, Tatis peppered reliever Hector Neris’ sinker to center field.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Congressional Republicans repeatedly peppered Maher and Kruger with accusations regarding their coverage of the COVID-19 origins lab leak theory, Russian collusion, and Hunter Biden’s laptop.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Chelsea turned the screw and peppered City with threatening attacks.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Allen was peppered in the third, but only Olivier could solve him.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peppered
Adjective
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Aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, are colorful ribbons of light that weave across Earth's northern or southern polar regions, according to NASA.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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As the most colorful month of the year enters its third week, New York City continues to burst with opportunities to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, creativity and resilience.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Consensus forecasts predict the company’s overall sales to increase at a mid-teens average rate over the next few years, a marked deceleration from its impressive 30% average growth rate of the past three years.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The Enlightenment century saw a marked reduction in judicial violence.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Peppered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peppered. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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