Scatter and Squander

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

Usage example: the noise of the backfiring car scattered the pigeons

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Squander is a synonym for scatter in spent topic. In some cases you can use "Squander" instead a verb "Scatter".

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

Usage example: a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer

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Scatter is a synonym for squander in waste topic. You can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Squander", if it concerns topics such as spent, use up.

time	scatter time	squander time
lives	scatter lives	squander lives

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