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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
  • Then, the superyacht spends days drifting between uninhabited islands, before the final leg, which crosses into the San Blas Islands.
    Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Marvin Key, 10 to 15 miles northeast of Key West, is an uninhabited island off the Lower Keys popular with weekend boaters for its beaches and sandbars.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • James Ward Thursday night’s California governor debate underscored just how unsettled — and contentious — the race has become, with candidates repeatedly clashing over crime, election integrity, reproductive rights, and the balance of power between state and local government.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • In this triumphant tour de force, Crain and a group of fertility patients reckon with the threats to their family future, unearthing hope from an unsettled legal landscape.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026

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“Unpeopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpeopled. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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