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pepper

[pep-er] / ˈpɛp ər /














VERB
season
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
cook plain






Example Sentences

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Dealers for years have peppered the automaker with pleas to bring back the Fusion sedan, which the company stopped making five years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

The noisy blasts that pepper towns across China in the weeks surrounding the Lunar New Year holiday were stymied after provinces began imposing strict bans on fireworks in the 2010s over safety and pollution concerns.

From Barron's

“This phrase appears several times, and is ridiculous because Martin hails from Puerto Rico, where the local cuisine includes neither chili peppers nor tamales, both of which come from Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times

And jeopardy peppers the diary ahead for him.

From BBC

The communication was straightforward and a bit awkward, sadly missing the mentions of Nancy Guthrie’s humanity that had peppered the family’s first video.

From Los Angeles Times