peopled

past tense of people
as in populated
to supply with inhabitants a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars

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Recent Examples of peopled Today, this part of the South Side seems to be almost entirely peopled by Black families. Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Ishaq has made a film peopled with women and boys who go beyond simple archetypes, setting joyful female solidarity against omnipresent conflict in a way designed to communicate with a broad demographic. Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026 Hypocrisy, not rail spindles or dog poop, is top of the play’s agenda, and to poke around that subject the playwright has peopled his work with a collection of character types. Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026 The paradox of this quartet of movies up for the new casting Oscar, all boldly peopled with nonprofessionals, is that this very practice has become professionalized. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 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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  • The primary setting of the show is Manhattan Plaza, a subsidized apartment complex populated by artists and musicians, where Ali finds a sense of community while navigating a strained relationship with her mother, Jersey, and a budding romance.
    Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The mini-Mozarts populated not only the garden of the composer's former house, but also his living quarters as well as several pavilions.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • As the Marathas worked to expand their empire, Durrani invaded India for a fourth time (1756–57), resulting in the Afghans establishing control in the Punjab, which was inhabited by Sikhs.
    Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Archaeologists have uncovered tombs, theaters, baths, stadiums, and other remnants of the city, which was inhabited for more than 1,000 years.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Peopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peopled. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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