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
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.
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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
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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Today, the bluegills, catfish and Canada geese that once populated the area have mostly abandoned the creek, which has long been polluted by runoff from farms and nearby parking lots.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Last August, Jo’s inbox populated with job prompts, matches and interview requests.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Her Tribeca apartment made the cover of our latest issue, a five-floor former milk factory most recently inhabited by renowned French architect Thierry Despont.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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Santa Cruz, a hunk of volcanic rock wedged between the blues of sky and ocean and inhabited by over a thousand scrappy species of creatures and plants, feels magnificently wild.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Peopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peopled. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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