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Recent Examples of unpeopled
Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2022
Competitors camp out in the unpeopled cold to rest and feed their packs of semi-domesticated canines.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 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
Sweeping, unpeopled vistas and close-up shots of animals render the world in an enhanced, almost unnatural, high-definition style.
—Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 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
One of the last unpeopled places on Earth became a destination point for military interests and tourists alike.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2019
Alaska's many million acres of unpeopled river valleys and tundra plains would continue to attract birds if we were gone, but some species would miss us, Guers said.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2018
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
Competitors camp out in the unpeopled cold to rest and feed their packs of semi-domesticated canines.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 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
Sweeping, unpeopled vistas and close-up shots of animals render the world in an enhanced, almost unnatural, high-definition style.
—Kate Cray, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 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
One of the last unpeopled places on Earth became a destination point for military interests and tourists alike.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2019
Alaska's many million acres of unpeopled river valleys and tundra plains would continue to attract birds if we were gone, but some species would miss us, Guers said.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpeopled
Adjective
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Heard and McDonald Islands -- Australian external territory of mostly barren Antarctic islands; uninhabited with no imports or exports.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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According to a tariffs list shared by the White House on X, the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands — an external territory of Australia — are not exempt from the 10% tariff on goods.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, inconsistent lighting temperatures can create unease, making customers feel unsettled without knowing quite why.—
Bryant Richardson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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While some farmers feel unsettled, another said good business strategy and state funding could help make up the gaps.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Unpeopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpeopled. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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