as in inhabited
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Recent Examples of populated
Our final top 10 is populated with Stanley Cup champions, Hart Trophy winners and Olympians.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film’s emotional arc.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
But at least those entities are populated by people who are curious about art and culture—these OFFLINE events have no such pretense.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
Currently, the channel is populated by reruns of McGraw’s various shows, with no new content.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
With 160 acres of vines spread among 280 acres of land populated with old growth oaks at the heart of Napa Valley, Quintessa’s park-like setting is home to four distinct terroir zones offering a range of exposition, elevation, and soil type.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries as the area is not populated by humans.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
His storyline becomes a quest for truth within a shelter built on fantasies and populated by liars.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
With edge-of-seat action and populated by dangerous characters, this is a world of money and power never seen before.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film’s emotional arc.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
But at least those entities are populated by people who are curious about art and culture—these OFFLINE events have no such pretense.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
Currently, the channel is populated by reruns of McGraw’s various shows, with no new content.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
With 160 acres of vines spread among 280 acres of land populated with old growth oaks at the heart of Napa Valley, Quintessa’s park-like setting is home to four distinct terroir zones offering a range of exposition, elevation, and soil type.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries as the area is not populated by humans.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
His storyline becomes a quest for truth within a shelter built on fantasies and populated by liars.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
With edge-of-seat action and populated by dangerous characters, this is a world of money and power never seen before.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populated
inhabited
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The park land was once inhabited by Ancestral Puebloans, a Native American civilization that lived in the area in ancient times.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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It has been inhabited and altered by monarchs for centuries.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Populated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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