as in inhabited
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Recent Examples of populated
No, not the motion picture academy screening populated by Oscar voters with receding hairlines.
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
These very early prehistoric burials in southern England and Wales, because of their northern location, haven’t generally survived due to the glaciers that populated the area during the Ice Age.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
One site, near South San Joaquin Road about 14 miles west of the city, is populated with people living out of cars, vans and old RVs.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The area is populated with stony terraces and narrow streets where bistros serve good Italian food (this being so close to the Italian border) and markets to shop for artisanal items.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Women are ornamental to a world entirely populated and controlled by rich men.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Under the new e-citation pilot, citation information is directly submitted on a tablet or computer in an officer’s car and that can be auto-populated with information from their driver’s license or registration.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
The oil industry was often populated by American professionals.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Hanna Liden’s photographs reimagined the northern Romantic landscape tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Vilhelm Hammershøi as populated by practitioners of the suburban occult, with figures in skull masks or Grim Reaper hoods dwarfed by moody vistas.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
These very early prehistoric burials in southern England and Wales, because of their northern location, haven’t generally survived due to the glaciers that populated the area during the Ice Age.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
One site, near South San Joaquin Road about 14 miles west of the city, is populated with people living out of cars, vans and old RVs.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The area is populated with stony terraces and narrow streets where bistros serve good Italian food (this being so close to the Italian border) and markets to shop for artisanal items.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Women are ornamental to a world entirely populated and controlled by rich men.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Under the new e-citation pilot, citation information is directly submitted on a tablet or computer in an officer’s car and that can be auto-populated with information from their driver’s license or registration.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
The oil industry was often populated by American professionals.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Hanna Liden’s photographs reimagined the northern Romantic landscape tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Vilhelm Hammershøi as populated by practitioners of the suburban occult, with figures in skull masks or Grim Reaper hoods dwarfed by moody vistas.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populated
inhabited
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Nevertheless, Love Story, FX’s new limited series which premiered February 12, attempts to bring fans into the most intimate spaces inhabited by the late political heir and his savvy, stylish wife.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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The real International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth, has been inhabited by more than 290 individuals from 26 countries since 2000.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Populated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populated. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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