as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars
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France officially colonized Madagascar in 1896, and Madagascar gained independence in 1960.
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Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Musk also envisions the Starship as being the vehicle that will take humans to eventually colonize Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
When chytrid fungus colonizes the skin, electrolytes can’t get absorbed.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The species has colonized new regions when transported on ships’ hulls or in ballast water that is drained in ports.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Musk also envisions the Starship as being the vehicle that will take humans to eventually colonize Mars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
When chytrid fungus colonizes the skin, electrolytes can’t get absorbed.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The species has colonized new regions when transported on ships’ hulls or in ballast water that is drained in ports.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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In director Jamie Lloyd’s electric and minimalist Broadway update of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1990s musical based on a ‘50s movie, the former Pussycat Doll nails the comedy of a camp diva — inhabiting former ingenue Norma’s delusion and ego without ever losing sight of her sincerity.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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But while tech giants raced to build the perfect virtual reality platform, millions of users were already inhabiting, creating and trading in Roblox's ever-expanding digital universe.Catherine D Henry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Our ancestors peopled the most lonesome reaches of the globe, from Hawaii to Easter Island, in the span of just a few thousand years.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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But unlike Michelangelo, who was known for his muscular figures, Butcher peopled his chapel with his signature sprites.Penelope Green, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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“Colonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonize. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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