as in inhabiting
to supply with inhabitants
believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars
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Recent Examples of colonizing
The world’s leading menswear brands have never been shy about colonizing new territory—and recently, the best are heading to the hills.
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Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
Worldwide, as Birol suggests, electricity is colonizing sectors earlier dominated by combustion.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
To her, statues of Inang Maria looked just like any other colonizing gringa.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Unlike others of his ilk, Elon Musk, nominally more interested in colonizing Mars than other parts of Earth, appears to see the annexation of Greenland as a purely nationalistic venture.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
What’s most troubling about that is Musk’s fixation with colonizing Mars.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Few analysts will be asking Musk about his long-term plans for colonizing Mars.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
As the leading companies’ models improve, AI systems may eventually outcompete humans—as if an advanced species were on the cusp of colonizing the earth.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The Earth resembles one large vegetable organism, and plants are also colonizing outer space.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
Worldwide, as Birol suggests, electricity is colonizing sectors earlier dominated by combustion.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
To her, statues of Inang Maria looked just like any other colonizing gringa.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Unlike others of his ilk, Elon Musk, nominally more interested in colonizing Mars than other parts of Earth, appears to see the annexation of Greenland as a purely nationalistic venture.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
What’s most troubling about that is Musk’s fixation with colonizing Mars.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Few analysts will be asking Musk about his long-term plans for colonizing Mars.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
As the leading companies’ models improve, AI systems may eventually outcompete humans—as if an advanced species were on the cusp of colonizing the earth.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The Earth resembles one large vegetable organism, and plants are also colonizing outer space.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonizing
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Featuring Tim McGraw, Eric Church, and Morgan Wallen, the song finds each artist inhabiting a specific member of the landowning (fictional) McArthur family.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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The casting of Hahn will be a bit of a magical treat to fans, who for months had fan-cast her as the bad guy in this project, even when actress Scarlett Johansson was temporarily inhabiting it.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Suddenly, most of the major groups of animals alive today — including vertebrates which would eventually include humans — evolved and started populating the world's oceans.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Companies exist that can help in establishing, populating, and reviewing the data room, such as Stella Legal.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Colonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonizing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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