as in inhabits
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Recent Examples of populates
Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.
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Josh Boak, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Ejecta from its innermost large, volcano-rich moon, Io, populates this inner magnetosphere with sulfur dioxide gas, where the magnetic field forces this material to co-rotate with Jupiter itself in a torus-like shape.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, when a user opens Lens Live, the Amazon app instantly populates a carousel of potential products in real-time, without needing a static image.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Users have the option of clicking on an icon that populates an online shopping cart at participating retail chains.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Josh Boak, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Ejecta from its innermost large, volcano-rich moon, Io, populates this inner magnetosphere with sulfur dioxide gas, where the magnetic field forces this material to co-rotate with Jupiter itself in a torus-like shape.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, when a user opens Lens Live, the Amazon app instantly populates a carousel of potential products in real-time, without needing a static image.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Users have the option of clicking on an icon that populates an online shopping cart at participating retail chains.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for populates
inhabits
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The children aren’t sure yet what this will mean to them, and Durst inhabits that uncertainty alongside them.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The new species inhabits an incredibly small range, leaving it at risk of habitat changes despite living inside a nature reserve, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Populates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populates. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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