as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars
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Recent Examples of colonize
The last step is for that space-faring species to really go for it, sending themselves or their robotic emissaries far and wide, colonizing every available corner of the galaxy, and if they are sufficiently motivated, the Universe.
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ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
To acknowledge that consumption was common among people of color and colonized people would have been to undermine the entire project of colonialism itself.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
People without risk factors generally do not get infected or colonized with C. auris infection.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Areas that were colonized by Japan, like Korea and Taiwan, also ended up absorbing strong baseball cultures as a result of that colonial past, Shimizu added.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
To acknowledge that consumption was common among people of color and colonized people would have been to undermine the entire project of colonialism itself.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
People without risk factors generally do not get infected or colonized with C. auris infection.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Areas that were colonized by Japan, like Korea and Taiwan, also ended up absorbing strong baseball cultures as a result of that colonial past, Shimizu added.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonize
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While Australia has been inhabited by Aboriginal peoples for at least 65,000 years, the first European settlers arrived in 1788, with the first Chinese following just 30 years later.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Her paintings focus realistically on the design of buildings rather than the people who inhabit them.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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While rank-and-file writers populated the picket lines and eventually voted through the strike-ending contract, much of the sturm und drang of that work stoppage was also facilitated by the work of internal union staffers in member organizing and legal departments (among others).—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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Highlands Highlands is famously one of North Carolina’s chicest mountain towns—complete with luxury hotels (looking at you, Old Edwards Inn & Spa), unique boutique properties (like Highlander Mountain House and Outpost Inn), and a main street populated with charming galleries and boutiques.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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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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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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“Colonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonize. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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