as in populated
to supply with inhabitants
believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars
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Recent Examples of colonized
From the moment the Dutch colonized the area in the 17th century, disposing of trash has vexed New York City leaders, recognized as heroes when the city somehow gets clean and villainized when the trash piles soar.
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Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
The family lives on the Caribbean island of Martinique, which was colonized first by the Spanish and then the French in 1635.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Written in lyrical and rhythmic prose, the novel delves into the lasting moral and spiritual distortions created by colonization in both colonizer and colonized.
—Alvin Birdi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Two years ago, students occupied buildings and colonized the quad.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Life only became complex, differentiated, and colonized the continental land on Earth a few hundred million years ago.
—Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026
The buildings that housed a prideful labor force are vandalized, colonized by squatters or boarded up.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Ethiopia, the only African nation not colonized in the early 20th century, became a powerful symbol of Black freedom and influenced much of the visual symbolism seen today, according to Blavity (via Yahoo).
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2026
Ours is one of a handful of countries never colonized by Europeans.
—Arash Azizi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
The family lives on the Caribbean island of Martinique, which was colonized first by the Spanish and then the French in 1635.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Written in lyrical and rhythmic prose, the novel delves into the lasting moral and spiritual distortions created by colonization in both colonizer and colonized.
—Alvin Birdi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Two years ago, students occupied buildings and colonized the quad.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Life only became complex, differentiated, and colonized the continental land on Earth a few hundred million years ago.
—Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026
The buildings that housed a prideful labor force are vandalized, colonized by squatters or boarded up.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Ethiopia, the only African nation not colonized in the early 20th century, became a powerful symbol of Black freedom and influenced much of the visual symbolism seen today, according to Blavity (via Yahoo).
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2026
Ours is one of a handful of countries never colonized by Europeans.
—Arash Azizi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonized
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Forging consensus Once in office, Warsh will head a Federal Open Market Committee populated with officials who have expressed misgivings about the next steps in monetary policy.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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It was populated by neither background singers nor a band.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Garrick’s 732-seat house is a markedly different proposition from the 1,400-seat Broadway venue where Kind first inhabited the role – and from the 180-seat Menier Chocolate Factory where this production was originally developed.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The series will keep its Thursday time slot, which in the fall will be inhabited by showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman‘s new sitcom Eternally Yours.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Colonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonized. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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