pepper with
phrasal verb
peppered with; peppering with; peppers with
1
: to hit (someone) repeatedly with (something)
The boxer peppered his opponent with punches.
—often used figurativelyThe reporters peppered her with questions.
2
: to put a small amount of (something) on many different parts of (a surface)
—usually used as (be) peppered with
His face is peppered with freckles.
3
: to put (something) in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)
She peppered the report with statistics.
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And after being peppered with 13 shots in the third period, Wallstedt kept his composure and helped the Wild salvage the extra point.
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
The tragic incident comes as New England is being peppered with wind and rain from a nor’easter blowing into the region.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Those traits are all over the Brewers lineup, a starting nine peppered with names the average fan is still learning.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The play, by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, follows a mother-son cross-country road trip peppered with the teen’s hip-hop music as a brown son and his white mother seek common ground in their uncommon pasts.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
The tragic incident comes as New England is being peppered with wind and rain from a nor’easter blowing into the region.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Those traits are all over the Brewers lineup, a starting nine peppered with names the average fan is still learning.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The play, by Jordan Ramirez Puckett, follows a mother-son cross-country road trip peppered with the teen’s hip-hop music as a brown son and his white mother seek common ground in their uncommon pasts.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Pepper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20with. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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