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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
Since moving to Idaho from California eight years ago, the couple has peppered Boise with fresh, local restaurant concepts including The Wylder and Percy downtown — all popular.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
Hinsdale team names peppered the results board and in almost every category, the team had a racer in the top three.
—Jacob Spetzler, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
The word beautiful is peppered throughout every scene, emphasizing Meghan’s key aspiration of prettifying domestic life.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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Pour or spray hydrogen peroxide over the baking soda.—
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Court documents allege that Nelson traveled to a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colo., on multiple nights in January and February, allegedly lighting Molotov cocktails and throwing them in the dealership's parking lot and spraying graffiti on the building's windows and walls.—
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To add scouring power, sprinkle kosher salt on the lemon, which acts as a gentle abrasive to scour away odor-causing buildup and residue.—
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Will people obey this new law and stop eating this ingredient, cease and desist from mixing its powder with their milk, sprinkling it onto their ice-cream?—
Verb
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The rest of the year, aside from the occasional sunbather, the area is mostly used by geese, who often leave the lawn dotted with their excrement.—
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Bike lanes and in-lane bus stops with boarding islands are featured along the road in the bucolic neighborhood dotted with high-end boutiques and trendy restaurants.—
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“Pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pepper. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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