scatter
verb (used with object)
to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals.
will scatter
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future tenseof scatter.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The wind will scatter whatever it is that’s crammed into our basement—obsolete phone-charging cables, probably—across our neighbors’ minuscule yards.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
These molecules are everywhere overhead, and many of them will scatter that blue light toward us on the ground.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2023
On Thursday, clouds across Western Washington will scatter a bit quicker during the day than they have been so far this week, making way for partly to mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
All of the results were search-engine-optimized pages trying to sell me something — funeral homes and crematoriums; companies that will scatter the ashes for you.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
Some places on the surface will absorb them or, if they are very rough, will scatter them sideways and so will appear dark to radio waves.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
