adj.
VERBS
▪ be , lie
▪ find sth
ADVERB
▪ liberally
▪
Large vases of flowers were liberally ~ around the room.
▪ randomly
▪ thinly ( esp. BrE )
▪ widely
▪
The people live in widely ~ communities.
▪ everywhere
PREPOSITION
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), across , along , among , around , on , over
▪
Broken glass lay ~ over the floor.
▪ throughout , with
▪
The whole area was ~ with debris.
Scattered is used with these nouns: ↑ cloud , ↑ gunfire , ↑ shower