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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

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

I whisked the eggs and cream with garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, plus a little drizzle of soy sauce.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

I missed Mom and how she used to pepper us with questions.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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

If I can open the freezer and discover that someone has already chopped the onions and peppers, I am immediately more interested in cooking dinner.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 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

I create swirls with the peppers and circles with the peas.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Players who were not participating in live play still peppered coaches with questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Chris Slevin, who visited Beijing in July as a commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, said Chinese officials peppered his delegation with questions about the bilateral AI dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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 children were also interested in the almanac, and peppered her with questions.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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

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

Baker is known for peppering his executives with a never-ending stream of ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

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

It leaned badly and was pocked with bullet holes peppering its surface.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith


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