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unpeopled

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verb

past tense of unpeople

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unpeopled
Adjective
Alaska has giant swaths of unpeopled country with no twirling weather radars, or none that can see beyond where mountains are blocking them. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2022 The emptiness and silence of his childhood reproduce themselves in the unpeopled landscapes through which his characters wander. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2021 Hopper often produces the unease even in unpeopled landscapes and views of buildings, as if catching nature and habitation defenselessly exposed in disarray, mundanity, or squalor. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 But finding unpeopled streetscapes is harder said than done in a city like New York or Tokyo. Michael Hardy, Wired, 15 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpeopled
Adjective
  • In 1699, the French frigate Maurepas sinks off the coast of an uninhabited part of Panama, taking with it a load full of gold, silver and jewels gifted from Charles II of Spain to King Louis XIV of France.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Vaindloo -- Estonia's most northernmost point -- has an area of just 15 acres, but the uninhabited island sits at a strategic choke point.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Because of its unfortunate history, many patient deaths occurred, and many unsettled spirits still haunt The Crescent Hotel.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Looking ahead, the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio, says unsettled weather is possible next week.
    Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Unpeopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpeopled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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