adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ashes were scattered
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His ashes were scattered at sea.
be scattered over a wide area
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Parts of the plane were scattered over a wide area.
scattered wreckage
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The equipment was used to clear the scattered wreckage of the two trains.
wreckage is strewn/scattered/spread
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The wreckage was strewn over a large area.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
tree
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Open country, with crags or scattered trees , sea cliffs, towns and villages.
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Woodland and country with scattered trees , also on cliffs and sometimes in towns.
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Borders of woodland and moorland, moors, steppes and swampy heaths with scattered trees , especially birches and pines.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Pieces of twisted metal and rusted pipe lay scattered around the yard.
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There was scattered gunfire and looting in the area.
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There were books scattered all about their cottage.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is difficult to maintain control where a scattered enforcement staff possess high discretion.
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Springtime flatters this part of the Somme countryside, undramatic with its flat fields and scattered villages.