Squander and Scatter

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Squander

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. In some cases you can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Squander", when it comes to topics like spent, use up.

Nearby Words: squandering, squandered, squanderer

Scatter

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. You can use "Squander" instead a verb "Scatter".

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Common collocations

time	squander time	scatter time
lives	squander lives	scatter lives

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