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pepper

[pep-er] / ˈpɛp ər /














VERB
season
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
cook plain






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Season with a few dashes of pepper, if needed.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

Estonian defense adviser Eva Sula works with military leaders across the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, who pepper her with questions nobody can answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Though, we do pepper him with questions to keep him engaged.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

He remembers his little toy bank shaped like Pique, the anthropomorphic jalapeño pepper that was Mexico’s tournament mascot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She chopped the meat fine with her chopping knife in the wooden bowl, she seasoned it with pepper and salt and spices.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




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