pepper with
phrasal 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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Alexander’s exit marks the end of an era for Primus, whose musical legacy is peppered with chart-topping moments and fan-favorite tracks that have kept them thriving since the ’90s.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Downtown Dearborn is peppered with different Yemeni coffee houses, which Howell said helped revitalize the Detroit area after the city became the largest municipality go to bankrupt in 2013.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Pluto doesn’t meet this membership criterion because its orbit is peppered with other icy bodies in the Kuiper belt.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Instead this tangy and terrifying agricultural extravaganza is peppered with gross-out torture that leans heavy into freaky food humor while slow-cooking its wildly inhumane kills.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Downtown Dearborn is peppered with different Yemeni coffee houses, which Howell said helped revitalize the Detroit area after the city became the largest municipality go to bankrupt in 2013.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Pluto doesn’t meet this membership criterion because its orbit is peppered with other icy bodies in the Kuiper belt.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Instead this tangy and terrifying agricultural extravaganza is peppered with gross-out torture that leans heavy into freaky food humor while slow-cooking its wildly inhumane kills.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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