Thesaurus results for SPRAYED

sprayed

verb

past tense of spray

as in sprinkled

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sprayed the lawn with pesticides

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Recent Examples of sprayed When sprayed on my wrist, tobacco and musks stood out as star notes, while on Murden, the fragrance read sweet and less resinous. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 The roof of the building was partially collapsed, as firefighters sprayed the building. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors say Campbell then sprayed Mobley with mace and stabbed him in the neck. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The shared affinity was clear in the celebration, as Mesa sprayed Cash with alcohol, and Vilade and Erik Neander, the team’s president of baseball operations, embraced while Vilade was interviewed. — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Or throw a huge block of cheese into a wood chipper and get sprayed with the cheese. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Details of the attack in court document report Williams sprayed the man with bear repellant, struck him with a Chevy Tahoe, then tried to hit him twice more with the vehicle. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026 Many farmworkers who were interviewed, including Lopez, who was sprayed in the raisin field, said employers did not provide pesticide safety training. — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Detainees at the detention center have complained about being pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions, the Associated Press reported in January. — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

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At the launch party, astrological details were sprinkled throughout the evening.

— Clara Hillis, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Set the scene The hotel is located in the town of Lenox, home to a balanced blend of family locals with young tourists sprinkled very sparsely throughout.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sprinkled

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Brewster-walker guides me up a back road to a grassy knoll dotted with gravestones polished smooth by the salt breeze.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Even the names of Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan weren’t mentioned in Disney’s press release early Wednesday, though sources say that’s likely just a matter of all i’s being dotted.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

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The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Surprising, quirky additions are peppered throughout, such as a small trompe l’oeil ceiling fresco of a conservatory roof, complete with climbing roses and birds.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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