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
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peopled
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Most of its riders live outside New York City in two counties populated by nearly three million people.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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For a cop in a usually sleepy town populated mostly by the elderly, Sung-ae is a remarkably quick study.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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During the Early Cretaceous, Nagatitan inhabited an arid-to-semiarid landscape defined by a meandering river system teeming with fish, crocodiles, and freshwater sharks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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This signals to birds that the wreath is already inhabited.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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“Peopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peopled. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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