1
as in dispersions
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic
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2
as in handfuls
a small number
a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater
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Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2025 -
The lens design features 16 elements, including four extra-low dispersions (ED) elements and three aspherical elements, along with Nikon's advanced lens coatings to minimize chromatic aberration and ghosting even in challenging lighting conditions.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Add a few handfuls of compost and mix everything thoroughly.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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And with two handfuls of books becoming movies or TV shows in 2026, the trend shows no sign of slowing down.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The plan, which would direct $200 to individuals earning less than $200,000 per year and $400 to couples making less than $400,000, would be an element of the Democratic governor’s bid to win a third term this November.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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When filing a 2025 tax return, many will benefit from a $200 increase to the maximum child tax credit and seeing the standard deduction go up by $750 for single filers and $1,500 for married couples filing a joint return, based on changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Problem of Bureaucracy in Scaling Enterprises Business expansion scatters work across codebases, project management tools, chat platforms, and docs.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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Their innovation, called retina E-paper, uses nanoparticles to control how light scatters, achieving lifelike color reproduction that can be tuned electrically.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Scatterings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatterings. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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