as in handfuls
a small number
played before only a scatter of spectators in that huge stadium
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as in disperses
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
the noise of the backfiring car scattered the pigeons
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as in sprays
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
the hillside was scattered with boulders deposited by the last ice age
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as in dissipates
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
these drunken revelers will quickly scatter when the police arrive
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Recent Examples of scatters
Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Everyone kind of scatters, but the people who are there every day are the actors.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The moon appeared reddish due to the total lunar eclipse, which scatters sunflight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yes, God confuses the language and scatters everyone, thereby creating linguistic and cultural diversity.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Weed scatters and falls between the wood slats.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Everyone kind of scatters, but the people who are there every day are the actors.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Outside of these moments, the audience scatters, the conversation splinters, and the mirage vanishes.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The moon appeared reddish due to the total lunar eclipse, which scatters sunflight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yes, God confuses the language and scatters everyone, thereby creating linguistic and cultural diversity.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatters
Noun
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While throwing handfuls of laundry into the machine is fine for a basic load of whites, large or delicate items like comforters require a bit of TLC.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Cafe Lux employees have had to hide the cards – normally in a stack at the maître d’ stand — lest patrons take handfuls.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The last time there were protests the regime employed sound cannons, a type of acoustic weapon that disperses crowds in a second and causes long-lasting psychological damage.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kirk is thrown backwards by the shot, which appeared to hit his neck, before the crowd disperses in panic.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is when water from a sprinkler head sprays out onto the sidewalk or street, and that's considered wasted water.—
Yvette Fernandez,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Like Machado, Tatis sprays the ball to all fields, even on the ground, another reason he can be depended upon to hit for a solid batting average, even while playing his home games in a pitchers’ park.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This dissipates the rotational energy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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The water evaporates when near heat sources, then condenses back into a liquid when the heat dissipates into the phone’s surrounding aluminum body.—
Gwendolyn Rak,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The kiss cam focused not on the attendees, but on couples plucked from Netflix’s various reality dating shows.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Jauregui’s journey on Dancing with the Stars came to an end Tuesday night, as the final three couples—Andy and Emma, Lauren and Brandon, Elaine and Alan—awaited their fate.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The shareable treat features Galactic Brownie ice cream, fudge drizzle, M&Ms candies, and Halloween sprinkles atop a double fudge brownie crust.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The show also sprinkles in factoids about Daniel’s military past, his upbringing in Italy and his fractured family dynamic.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Based on the book by Slow Horses scribe Mick Herron, in Down Cemetery Road, when a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Trafford (Wilson) becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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But when the owner's daughter disappears, he's tasked with finding her — and has a number of fun (wink) dalliances along the way.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The $3,211 per month maintenance fees cover a part-time doorman and a fitness studio, while the location provides easy access to Madison Square Park plus all the shopping and dining that dots the area.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Scatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatters. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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