1
as in handful
a small number
a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport
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2
as in splash
a very small amount
just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program
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1
as in spraying
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
sprinkle the newly seeded lawn with water
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2
as in dotting
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut
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Recent Examples of sprinkling
Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
The addition of beef suet and a sprinkling of instant masa give the stew its distinctive flavor.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
In fact, what's easier than a beautiful tube pan cake with a simple glaze and a sprinkling of pecans?
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
For example, municipal and fire prevention agencies must give property owners advance — and continual — warnings to clear dead vegetation and to wet dry brush within 10 feet of the house with periodic, prolonged sprinklings.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Season with a light sprinkling of salt and black pepper.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
The addition of beef suet and a sprinkling of instant masa give the stew its distinctive flavor.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
In fact, what's easier than a beautiful tube pan cake with a simple glaze and a sprinkling of pecans?
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
For example, municipal and fire prevention agencies must give property owners advance — and continual — warnings to clear dead vegetation and to wet dry brush within 10 feet of the house with periodic, prolonged sprinklings.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinkling
Noun
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The order was just the first of a handful of Trump’s assaults on the transgender community and gender affirming care.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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The office has opened only a handful of new cases since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, and nearly all of them reflect his priorities.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Vigorously whisk together 2 eggs and a splash of lukewarm water until the mixture is frothy and bubbly.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Maybe a splash of sherry vinegar or a big squeeze of lemon goes in at the end.—
Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appétit,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During the day, the French couple attended a ceremony at the National Palace of Belem.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: The vice president and his wife, Usha, mostly laid low around Del Ray — while Usha Vance frequented the local coffee shop Gustave Boulangerie for her mocha fix, the couple was never spotted at neighborhood gatherings in the community, neighbors told Axios.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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From Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to YouTuber MrBeast, the growing list of speculative buyers continues to give fans and users of the app a glimmer of hope.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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As such, the Biden administration’s decision to remove Cuba from the terrorist list gives a glimmer of hope to Cubans who need support from the outside.—
Jason M. Blazakis,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Just peppering it in throughout the season, to keep it alive.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Dec. 2024
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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.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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These protections, granted at a time when the auto industry boomed and no hint of competition from foreign automakers crested the horizon, would not be considered burdensome for the Detroit Three for decades.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Each of these picks brings a relaxed, elegant vibe with just a hint of drama—perfect for pairing with pointy heels at Easter or fisherman sandals on vacation.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bernhardt, who starts with spray paint on upright canvases, then puts them on the floor and adds watery acrylics, which give her work its drippy panache, chalks it up to plain coincidence, though of course there’s nothing plain about what either of them do.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2025
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Known for drippy paintings of words, phrases and geometric shapes, Pendleton will show his new paintings Composition and Movement, as well as a new single-channel video work, Resurrection City Revisited (Who Owns Geometry Anyway?).—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Trump is a reverse Trojan Horse: a shred of reason inside a thick armor of malignancy.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Every one of his releases is part of a master plan: to develop tools that lay waste to every last hoary shred of club convention.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Sprinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinkling. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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