PEOPLING Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

peopling

verb

present participle of people

as in populating

to supply with inhabitants a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars

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Artists and musicians had flocked to dirt-cheap rents, populating the neighborhood with small clubs and cheap tickets.

— Michael Calderone, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026
The Democratic Party needs someone like you to bring the spirit of Rocky Marciano into the political ring instead of the creampuffs populating Democratic leadership today.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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Soon, the pincher floats free of her consciousness, briefly inhabiting the mind of Pola or Ines before flickering back into herself.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
In new production photos, Nyong’o can be seen inhabiting the role of A, an unnamed woman navigating the aftermath of an abusive relationship and the complicated, often deeply personal process of moving forward.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

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These platforms are colonizing existing speculative spaces—like election results and sporting outcomes—while profiting from areas of asymmetrical knowledge that were previously not possible to monetize.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
But the past the men are recalling in their stories would have been in the ’20s or ’30s, when the British were still colonizing the region, resistance was gaining strength, and cultural mores were shifting in India and around the globe.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

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