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pepper

[pep-er] / ˈpɛp ər /














VERB
season
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
cook plain






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At home, people might want to try leaving skins on kiwi fruit, using broccoli stalks in stir-fries, or adding bell pepper seeds to dishes, the researchers suggest.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer ever to save their red pepper harvest in Hungary.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Once the texture is right, I finish with whatever gives the soup its final bit of life: herbs, citrus zest, salt, black pepper, maybe cream.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

My spring pea soup — peas, stock, cream, dill, black pepper and lemon zest — absolutely does not belong in the oven.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

To the right they passed patches of mangrove forest and small parcels of land, rice paddies, and chili pepper fields.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

At the fair, paprika seller Agnes Toth recalled picking up peppers as a child, taking part in the family business.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

This $5.95 million house in Miami takes the timelessness of Midcentury Modern and peppers it with an undeniable futuristic flair, earning it the nickname “The Jetsons House.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Even when the tomatoes are gone and the bread stall is picked clean, you can usually find some jar of something sharp, spicy and brined: giardiniera, hot peppers, spicy dills, pickled carrots.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Chipotle says it has removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

While they waited, Lupita looked about, sniffing the familiar odors of chili and peppers.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

Both the shed and his house are peppered with his “beautiful little objects.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

His calls for action are peppered with the occasional "Amen", pronounced in the American way, with the first syllable said "ay" rather than "ah".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The judge had peppered the government with questions citing it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

But they felt like an odd nu-disco inclusion in a lineup peppered with indie rock bands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

As we ran through a mini-rehearsal, I peppered Jesse with a few likely questions: What did he want to do in five years?

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Redemption requests peppering private-credit interval funds have generated opportunities for secondary buyers hoping to acquire discounted assets by providing cash that fund managers can return to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

By March, some OpenAI employees had grown frustrated, peppering a top executive with questions about the company’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

After studying pictures Balogun had posted on social media, some U.S. fans determined he was in Orlando and began peppering his feeds with American flag emojis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

The court was told no obvious damage was noted on the car when the officers returned to Strabane police station, but there was peppering of the paint surface.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

I hear shouts rise from the street, peppering the house.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee


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