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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
tensions mounted until the people rose up in rebellion
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
introduced my new boyfriend to my people
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as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars
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Recent Examples of people
Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Police recovered a knife at the scene and took two people of interest into custody, authorities said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Plural noun
The Moon strengthens Jupiter’s influence, helping your ideas gain traction with the right people.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Police recovered a knife at the scene and took two people of interest into custody, authorities said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Throughout Humphreys County and Hickman County, peopled gathered with their churches for support and comfort in the days after the tragedy.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Moist didn’t always inhabit such a precarious position in our psyche.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Steve Whitmire inhabited Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Statler, Rizzo the Rat, Link Hogthrob, Lips and the Newsman across a single film.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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In particular, the center group remains populated with considerable talent.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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Still, the past decade has seen a string of new-agey boutique hotels populating the seaside town’s western shores, signaling a new awakening for this slice of France’s western coastline.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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“People.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/people. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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