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verb

present participle of scatter

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Recent Examples of scattering
Noun
This description is a consequence of the Rayleigh scattering of sunlight in the atmosphere, in conjunction with the reflection and scattering across the expanse of the ocean. David Bressan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 Blue Ghost’s Lunar Sunrise This Raleigh scattering sees blue and violet short-wavelength light strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere and scatter while long-wavelength red and orange light bends onto the lunar surface. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
When preparing your impressive dessert spread this holiday season, consider scattering in a few of these limited-time cookies to add a touch of color to your platter. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024 Cluster artillery popped open, scattering scores of lethal submunitions. David Axe, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scattering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scattering
Noun
  • And rendering specialists need it to accurately simulate real-world optical effects like dispersion (rainbows from prisms, for example) and fluorescence.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This is the dispersion of aerosols like fireworks or industrial pollutants that are inhibited by surface-level temperatures either the same or higher in the atmosphere up to a couple thousand feet. .
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The role earned him one Emmy and a handful of nominations, however, he's admitted that not every episode was award-worthy.
    Kate Hogan, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • Over the years, Carter has also delivered a handful of projects on his own, which have been met with middling commercial success.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • There are already laws in Florida governing weather modification, which can include cloud seeding—the enhancement of precipitation by dispersing substances into clouds that encourage the formation of rain or snow.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • These pollutants can come from a variety of sources, including vehicle emissions, industrial activity, wildfires, and weather patterns that prevent pollution from dispersing.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Each prescribed fire operation follows a prescribed fire burn plan, which considers temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation, and conditions for the dispersal of smoke.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Fraud prevention systems should be upgraded to require real-time ID checks (capable of stopping $60 billion in UI fraud outright) and eligibility verification prior to fund dispersal; all funding should be linked to performance.
    Richard Stern and Katherine Miller/ The Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Gilbert decided to capture their reactions on camera with the footage ending up on the couple's @acouple.gs Instagram and TikTok pages.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • This has not been the type of start Wood has enjoyed the last couple of weeks.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • Can’t Look Away, in part, focuses on the Social Media Victims Law Center and its lawsuit against Snapchat on behalf of families whose children met tragic ends after consuming counterfeit prescription drugs acquired through the disappearing messaging app run by parent Snap.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
  • While remote work isn’t disappearing, the era of full-time remote freedom may be ending for many workers.
    Jason Wingard, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As a strong scatter market nearly always presages a robust upfront bazaar, Paramount co-CEO Chris McCarthy noted during last week’s earnings Q&A.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2025
  • Some $2 billion in advance bookings was left on the table that year, although a buoyant scatter market helped claw back a good deal of those dollars beginning with the fourth quarter of 2009.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The choir leaned over him offering words of motivation, and rain doused the flames as Kirk Franklin marched up to a stage beating back smoke with an orange glow, like sunlight dissolving cloud cover.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Even some downstate Republicans oppose the movement, arguing that dissolving townships will lead to tax hikes.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Scattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scattering. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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