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as in peppered
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut
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Verb
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The streamer peppered Dittmann with a number of questions related to Musk, referring to Grimes and the New Year’s Day Las Vegas bombing in which the suspect blew up a Tesla Cybertruck.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025 -
The Bengals also smartly peppered tight end Mike Gesicki into the game plan.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Her program prioritizes outside time and operates out of several yurt-style classrooms brimming with natural light and colorful Montessori materials.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Both are deciduous shrubs that produce colorful clusters of flowers that attract butterflies and other pollinators but chaste tree and butterfly bush are not closely related.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Jan. 2025
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But despite the gaping hole at its center, the composition clearly depicts a harbor scene with boats and buildings set against a streaked white and blue sky.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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There is also a marked contrast between the two women, and in the character of these two books.—
Geoffrey Wheatcroft,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: The bumper crop of donors is a marked difference from this time four years ago, after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol by Trump supporters.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Sprinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinkled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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