as in sprinkled
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as in dotted
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
spilled flour peppered the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of peppered
Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Daytime shimmer and denim-on-denim styles peppered the collections, while shades of green, yellow and chocolate brown loomed large.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Orwell peppered his essay with a healthy dash of levity.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Daytime shimmer and denim-on-denim styles peppered the collections, while shades of green, yellow and chocolate brown loomed large.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peppered
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The touch bevel design gives it a sleek look while the AMOLED display creates a vividly bright and colorful watch face (which can be set to always-on, by the way).Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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For spring 2025, the colorful and lively world of Rosie Assoulin is expanding with the launch of the New York luxury brand’s new Core program.Emily Mercer, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Amsterdam found the marked cylinders in 2004, and Johns Hopkins archaeologist Glenn Schwartz described them in a paper in 2021.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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The European Union said, if confirmed, the use of the nuclear-capable long-range missile would be a marked escalation in the war.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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But despite the gaping hole at its center, the composition clearly depicts a harbor scene with boats and buildings set against a streaked white and blue sky.Chloe Veltman, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
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The method yields images that are streaked and cracked, with surfaces that are alternately riven and raised.Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
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“Peppered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peppered. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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