Flee and Scatter

Flee

Flee verb - To cease to be visible.

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Scatter and flee are semantically related in shoot topic. In some cases you can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Flee".

Nearby Word: fleeing

Scatter verb - To go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole.

Usage example: these drunken revelers will quickly scatter when the police arrive

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Flee and scatter are semantically related in shoot topic. Sometimes you can use "Flee" instead a verb "Scatter".

people	flee people	scatter people
group	flee group	scatter group

The Orphans are an entire gang of them who immediately scatter and flee as soon as something looks too hard.

Source: Film / The Warriors
It looks grim for them, but suddenly the Russians scatter and flee... because British carrier-launched fighters are bearing down on them.

Source: The Cavalry
As Germans froze in shock and horror, he immediately produced three grenades from the cart and tossed them at the trucks, killing 21 more and making the survivors, including both officers, scatter and flee.

Source: An Axe to Grind

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