as in inhabiting
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Pratt tends to be opaquely impressionistic in its lyrics, populating songs with highways and aster dawns; wild centuries and evil innocence.
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“Populating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populating. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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