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
Diamandis’s network, known to its constituents as the Peterverse, is largely peopled by slim, graying, well-off men who finger their Oura rings like horcruxes.
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Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peopled
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The rest of the cast is rounded out by the kind of quirky backgrounders who also populated Dunder Mifflin.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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While less than 1% growth might not seem like much, the news was widely seen as a sign that Macy’s efforts to army-crawl its way out of the retail graveyard populated by former rivals like Sears and Lord & Taylor (RIP) are starting to pay off.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 17-year-old shares Yurok and Māori ancestry and grew up in Requa, one of the continent’s longest continuously inhabited communities.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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It has been inhabited since antiquity, thanks to underground water sources.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Peopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peopled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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