as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars
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Recent Examples of colonize
Greenland was colonized by the Danish priest Hans Egede in 1721.
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Cassia, the Santa Monica restaurant ‘colonizing the colonizers,’ is set to close in February.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Through Fallon and Seth Meyers, the show has colonized weeknight late-night television.
—Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2025
Also, the colonial conversation — both from other African countries and other countries that colonize people — to be able to understand and to be able to see their story in it.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Cassia, the Santa Monica restaurant ‘colonizing the colonizers,’ is set to close in February.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Through Fallon and Seth Meyers, the show has colonized weeknight late-night television.
—Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2025
Also, the colonial conversation — both from other African countries and other countries that colonize people — to be able to understand and to be able to see their story in it.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for colonize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonize
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These days, the old salt flats are inhabited by osprey, egrets, pelicans, herons, and more.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
10 Mar. 2025
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Her brand, founded in 2020, inhabits a unique space in womenswear—between intergenerational handcraft and textile innovation.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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This creates several key imperatives for brands: Complete All Attribute Fields: Brands must thoroughly populate all relevant product fields, including optional ones.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The couple’s brutal treatment of Mickey contrasts with their interest in populating a new world.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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By Meaghan Garvey February 13, 2025 Image by Chris Panicker, photo by Chris Weeks/WireImage Know that all of Nature is but a magic theater, that the great Mother is the master magician, and that this whole world is peopled by her many parts.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, Gabet was moved to learn from his one of his curators that the artisans who created 17th-century tapestries meticulously tweaked weaving techniques to demarcate the various fabrics worn by those peopling the vast scenes.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Colonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonize. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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