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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
Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The peppered bird seed is perfectly safe for our avian friends, but rodents really don’t like it.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Members of Community Board 12 alerted the 66th Precinct on Tuesday after the hateful graffiti was found peppered throughout the park.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
And still, given that Spurs’ creative issues persist and Monaco peppered Vicario’s goal with 23 shots, seemingly slicing through a defence which had previously looked so secure with ease, Tottenham escaped with another away point.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Yes, it's all peppered throughout.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
In those early days, Nola’s bath time routine became peppered with questions.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
The conservative justices peppered Stewart with hypotheticals.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts peppered an attorney for the migrants with questions on exactly where someone must be to claim asylum.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
No, not yet in the form of a candidate, but rather a resounding issue that has peppered contenders’ talking points and polls of likely voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country’s deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized pop-up shops.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Who remembers the aggressive line of questions Flores peppered Tagovailoa with at the NFL Combine back in 2020, before Miami even drafted him.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 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
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
Adjective
Other vegetarian items include a black peppered tofu dish with rice that can also be ordered vegan.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The peppered bird seed is perfectly safe for our avian friends, but rodents really don’t like it.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Members of Community Board 12 alerted the 66th Precinct on Tuesday after the hateful graffiti was found peppered throughout the park.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
And still, given that Spurs’ creative issues persist and Monaco peppered Vicario’s goal with 23 shots, seemingly slicing through a defence which had previously looked so secure with ease, Tottenham escaped with another away point.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Yes, it's all peppered throughout.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
In those early days, Nola’s bath time routine became peppered with questions.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Zuckerberg looked on, as Lanier peppered him with questions about how and why a girl under the age of 13, Meta's minimum age to create an account, was able to post to the app so obsessively.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
The conservative justices peppered Stewart with hypotheticals.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts peppered an attorney for the migrants with questions on exactly where someone must be to claim asylum.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
No, not yet in the form of a candidate, but rather a resounding issue that has peppered contenders’ talking points and polls of likely voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country’s deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized pop-up shops.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Who remembers the aggressive line of questions Flores peppered Tagovailoa with at the NFL Combine back in 2020, before Miami even drafted him.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peppered
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Shortly after Monarez took office, a gunman driven by distrust in vaccines attacked the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters, firing more than 180 rounds that sprayed multiple buildings and killed DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
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Homes and cars were set ablaze, Palestinians were pepper-sprayed and at least five people were wounded in the overnight assaults, which took place during the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the agency said.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Baristas sprinkled shredded phyllo dough over top heaps of cold foam.—
Jenna Thompson
April 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Original Glazed doughnut is dipped in blue vanilla icing, sprinkled with Oreo crunch and white nonpareils.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Another six dead roaches dotted kitchen area light shields.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Moss wore a black, semi-sheer polka-dot blouse featuring delicate, dotted-mesh fabric that revealed a glimpse of skin underneath.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The woman saw a dark-colored sedan pull away from the scene.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her lab is pioneering colorful interactive models developed with an advanced MRI scan and other data from each patient.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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There’s no such thing as having too many journals, so a personalized journal, along with a colorful new pen or two, would be perfect for creative types.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Grating anything is usually a knuckle-threatening chore—but this stippled ceramic dish from Japan makes it into its own soothing ritual, turning a brown stem into liquidish gold with a few easy rubs.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
19 Nov. 2025
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The page squinted up at the nightingale, her dull feathers and stippled breast.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Seven native rattlesnake species are in California, including the Mojave, Western diamondback, red diamond, Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Great Basin, and the speckled rattlesnake.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The casing comes in the same colors with a speckled effect made from the Volt color.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Nearly two dozen marked and unmarked police cars from different agencies were involved in the chase at some point.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s new ruler is already a marked man.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Peppered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peppered. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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