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pepper

[pep-er] / ˈpɛp ər /














VERB
season
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
cook plain






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Everything is cooked with unsalted butter, then seasoned with ground coriander, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

By sauce No. 4 — Chickpotle, a creamy chickpea sauce with smoky chipotle and ghost pepper with a 4/10 heat level — Holland and Bernthal were loosening up and trading barbs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Pianese argued that the fact the two officers had to use pepper spray and needed the help of a civilian to restrain Fakir showed that the use of force had not been excessive.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Crack one egg into each center, then scatter with cubed pancetta, grated pecorino and plenty of black pepper.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Dust swirled as we sped past pepper trees and Mexican palms.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Unless cooked, vegetables such as green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and mushrooms were also off-limits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Compared with people who consumed the least chili peppers, those with the highest intake were about 64% more likely to develop gastrointestinal cancers overall.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Coverage of the foodstuffs whisked into MSG includes photo evidence of eggs, bell peppers, oranges and arugula.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

Many of Jamaica's peppers are sold to neighbouring Caribbean islands.

From BBC May 31, 2026

Dinner is hamburgers, French fries, red and green peppers, and rice with zucchini bits.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

LinkedIn is peppered with stories of job listings requiring candidates to take questionnaires or use specific words or phrases in cover letters, in order to avoid applications spit out by bots.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

On the promo trail, she was peppered with questions about the wedding, but gave away very little, except to tell the BBC's Graham Norton it wouldn't be a small affair.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

But the top note, the sauce, is the silence enveloping it all, peppered by the thunder of a squall just outside.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

“This next song is only a week old,” she said Saturday to introduce “Hate” — another loyalty test passed with no trouble by an audience peppered with bunny ears and Glinda wands.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

They cheered and laughed and peppered Roz with questions.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Their restraint with peppering the dialogue with blatant evil effectively allows the version of fear hiding behind the surface politeness of America’s nicest small towns to seep into our consciousness.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2025

Maybe too much satisfaction, I realized, after I heard myself peppering him with questions about RPMs, optimal battery voltage and how I could “get more juice.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Melyssa Rivas recorded community members peppering federal agents with questions about why they were chasing the man.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

The Diddy trial has been full of nonstop drama: from constant bickering between the legal teams to outbursts and altercations inside and outside the courthouse, all peppering a constant stream of utterly shocking testimonies.

From Slate Jun. 10, 2025

Dozens of spacecraft swooped and buzzed around him, peppering his mech with rocket fire, but their attacks also seemed to have little effect.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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