as in inhabited
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Recent Examples of populated
At roughly $60, the 720M enters a crowded market populated by productivity favorites like Logitech's MX Master series and a growing collection of ergonomic alternatives.
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Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Because the wellness space is populated by the same people who share the original club, the boundaries between social life and self-care begin to dissolve.
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Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
That five-year block in 2025-26 was populated by just two regulars (Vasily Podkolzin and Matt Savoie) along with the team’s top prospect (Ike Howard).
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Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
But one thing the out gay filmmaker has never done, somehow, is helm a project populated entirely by LGBTQ+ actors and characters.
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
But in other parts of the world, fires are springing up with less warning and more ferocity—in many cases, directly threatening areas densely populated by humans.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2026
Dippold has populated the show with lovable eccentrics played by great character actors—Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller, Tim Baltz.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Inbred eccentrics and bumbling detectives have populated the seaside villages of Bruno Dumont’s absurdist comedies.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Because the wellness space is populated by the same people who share the original club, the boundaries between social life and self-care begin to dissolve.
—
Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
That five-year block in 2025-26 was populated by just two regulars (Vasily Podkolzin and Matt Savoie) along with the team’s top prospect (Ike Howard).
—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Participants travel by horseback to South American landscapes few people ever reach, from vast valleys and sweeping pampas to ancient lenga forests and high plateaus populated with condors.
—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
But one thing the out gay filmmaker has never done, somehow, is helm a project populated entirely by LGBTQ+ actors and characters.
—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
But in other parts of the world, fires are springing up with less warning and more ferocity—in many cases, directly threatening areas densely populated by humans.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populated
inhabited
Verb
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The Tohono O’odham had inhabited its land for hundreds of years before Mexico, through the 1854 Gadsden Purchase, ceded some of it to the United States.
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With this growth came the construction of new factories, freeways and high-rise condos, while devastated wetlands once inhabited by cranes were systematically drained and repurposed for human use, never to return.
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“Populated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populated. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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