Force and Scatter

Force

Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

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Scatter and force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Force".

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

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Force and scatter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead a verb "Scatter".

people	force people	scatter people
body	force body	scatter body
men	force men	scatter men
team	force team	scatter team
Other words: everyone, enemies.

However, their shells scatter randomly around the targeted area so if you point one at something just outside its maximum range and force-fire, a few shells may land on what you want to kill.

Source: Splash Damage Abuse
Sometimes small enemy ships will scatter once the main force has been destroyed then one by one return and attempt to ram your mothership.

Source: Ramming Always Works
These tend to appear in levels with Bottomless Pits, as well as around enemies who use wind or other methods to scatter your Pikmin all over, making a single unlucky move into a disaster that claims your entire squad and force a reset.

Source: Demonic Spiders / Real-Time Strategy

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