as in inhabited
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Two of the six - were populated by the minority Tajiks.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The satellite analysis carried out by Afghan Witness shows that three of the six most affected districts were areas populated by the minority Hazara community.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Which is a reminder that the rally had nothing to do with the Fed, and everything to do with rich people directing their surplus wealth to an equity market populated by former unknowns like Nvidia that replaced once grand knowns.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Now, the biggest challenge for the NYPD is tracing the movements of one person in a city populated with more than 8 million people, Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director, told CNN Thursday morning.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Children can hop on the Snowfall Express to journey through a forest populated by animals getting ready for the approaching winter.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
The Monday event was held in Baptist Health College's simulation laboratory -- a hospital ward populated with a dozen or so beds occupied by mannequins.
—Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Clearly, when the town is populated mostly by total morons whose only qualities are complaining and insulting one another, Jade is correct.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
But there’s much more to visiting the Cowboy State, America’s least populated, with just 576,000 residents.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The satellite analysis carried out by Afghan Witness shows that three of the six most affected districts were areas populated by the minority Hazara community.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Which is a reminder that the rally had nothing to do with the Fed, and everything to do with rich people directing their surplus wealth to an equity market populated by former unknowns like Nvidia that replaced once grand knowns.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Now, the biggest challenge for the NYPD is tracing the movements of one person in a city populated with more than 8 million people, Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director, told CNN Thursday morning.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Children can hop on the Snowfall Express to journey through a forest populated by animals getting ready for the approaching winter.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
The Monday event was held in Baptist Health College's simulation laboratory -- a hospital ward populated with a dozen or so beds occupied by mannequins.
—Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Clearly, when the town is populated mostly by total morons whose only qualities are complaining and insulting one another, Jade is correct.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
But there’s much more to visiting the Cowboy State, America’s least populated, with just 576,000 residents.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Populated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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