Scatter
Scatter verb - To cover by or as if by scattering something over or on.
Usage example: the hillside was scattered with boulders deposited by the last ice age
Spot
Spot verb - To cover by or as if by scattering something over or on.
Usage example: the TV networks had spotted reporters all over the state for the election
Nearby Word: spotted
Common collocations
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