depopulate

as in to unpeople

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Recent Examples of depopulate President Trump’s idea to depopulate and occupy the territory has spurred widespread opposition in the Arab world, including in Saudi Arabia. Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 Trump’s call for depopulating Gaza has stunned Palestinians. Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 Around Damascus, entire neighborhoods lay razed and depopulated, and much of the city center looked dingy and worn. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024 In late October, the D1.1 subtype was confirmed in workers who were depopulating birds on a farm with infected poultry in Washington state. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depopulate

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“Depopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depopulate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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