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as in spraying
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
pepper the costume with flecks of glitter
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as in sprinkling
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of peppering
Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, winter precipitation turns seemingly solid, with frozen pellets battering cars and peppering the ground.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Colleagues in the main lab were peppering her with questions about what to do about another batch of tests that appeared to have failed.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The rocket struck within yards of the Russian trainees, peppering them and their vehicles with lethal fragments.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Max is frantic and inquisitive, peppering Avery with questions and clinically presenting the possible scenarios; Tristan remains calm and collected, downplaying the situation while expressing aloof support.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 21 Nov. 2024
My father had been peppering me with trivia, trying to keep me engaged in the process.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, winter precipitation turns seemingly solid, with frozen pellets battering cars and peppering the ground.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Colleagues in the main lab were peppering her with questions about what to do about another batch of tests that appeared to have failed.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The rocket struck within yards of the Russian trainees, peppering them and their vehicles with lethal fragments.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Max is frantic and inquisitive, peppering Avery with questions and clinically presenting the possible scenarios; Tristan remains calm and collected, downplaying the situation while expressing aloof support.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 21 Nov. 2024
My father had been peppering me with trivia, trying to keep me engaged in the process.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Peppering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peppering. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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