as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Recent Examples of populate
The administration may be populated with sycophants and true believers, but Justice Department attorneys and Homeland Security officials are not stupid.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Like many urban areas, that population is densely populated.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In fact, the company was the first this week to populate its presentation with more suits than actors.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Whereas as most games in the series bounce between Mars-adjacent space stations, Earth, and various dimensions that constitute takes on heaven and hell, The Dark Ages is set in another realm, populated by humans at war with demonic forces.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Like many urban areas, that population is densely populated.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In fact, the company was the first this week to populate its presentation with more suits than actors.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Whereas as most games in the series bounce between Mars-adjacent space stations, Earth, and various dimensions that constitute takes on heaven and hell, The Dark Ages is set in another realm, populated by humans at war with demonic forces.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Improbably located right across the street from their humble abode is the upscale manse inhabited by the Falconers, a rich couple (Katherine Waterson, Chris Klein) who’ve raised only child Tiffany (Fina Strazza) to be a particularly stinging WASP.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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The shop, known for its French pastries, will inhabit a 2,800-square-foot space on the ground level of a new luxury apartment complex called The Juniper at 19865 Mainstreet in Parker.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
20 May 2025
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Louis is the kind of polarizing character who people either really loved or loved to hate.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The mountains are peopled with guides, trail keepers and fellow travelers, as well as those who have died on their treks when the weather turned.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Populate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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