Examples of depopulate in a Sentence
Large areas of the country had been depopulated by disease.
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At the end of it stands Trump, which his loopy ideas about depopulating Gaza, owning it, and building magnificent resorts.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Tens of thousands of Florida homeowners are receiving offers to switch from the state's insurer of last resort to private companies, as regulators' efforts to depopulate Citizens and stabilize the Sunshine State's property insurance market continue.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Once a bird is infected, the only way to stop the virus from spreading further is to depopulate or cull the entire flock.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
But, if adopted, the proposal would mark a sharp break from the Biden administration’s stance that Gaza should not be depopulated and could signal a shift from a longstanding US position that Gaza should be part of a future Palestinian state.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Tens of thousands of Florida homeowners are receiving offers to switch from the state's insurer of last resort to private companies, as regulators' efforts to depopulate Citizens and stabilize the Sunshine State's property insurance market continue.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Once a bird is infected, the only way to stop the virus from spreading further is to depopulate or cull the entire flock.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
But, if adopted, the proposal would mark a sharp break from the Biden administration’s stance that Gaza should not be depopulated and could signal a shift from a longstanding US position that Gaza should be part of a future Palestinian state.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Depopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depopulate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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depopulate
verb
de·pop·u·late
(ˈ)dē-ˈpäp-yə-ˌlāt 
: to reduce greatly the population of (as a city or region) by destroying or driving away the inhabitants
depopulated by plague
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