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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  1. populating
  2. inhabiting
  3. colonizing
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  • 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
  • This reflects China’s decades of investment in math education, which has led to a fresh crop of talented young mathematicians populating the top universities.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Definition of populating
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  • Adding to the potential confusion, there are true plants that live in coastal marine environments, often inhabiting the same ecosystems as seaweeds.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Better yet, imagine being Toussaint, one of the most stalwart cast members of the Game of Thrones prequel, inhabiting that ride.
    — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of inhabiting
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  • The two-stage spacecraft is vital not just to Musk's own personal dreams of colonizing Mars, but NASA's Artemis lunar ambitions.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX, for instance, purportedly aims to save humanity from future environmental catastrophes, like the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, by colonizing the Moon and Mars.
    — Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of colonizing
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