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unpeopled

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verb

past tense of unpeople

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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
  • Either way, with only 12-13 full moons per year, there may now be fewer than 52 more uninhabited full moons left to see.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • About 200 people were on the uninhabited beach island celebrating the holiday that day, Crump said.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Adjective
  • For centuries, certain pieces of royal jewelry have both fascinated and unsettled people.
    Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
  • The rest of the week remains unsettled, so keep an eye on changing weather conditions and stay updated for possible advisories.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 July 2026

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“Unpeopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpeopled. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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