as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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His observations about the eccentric characters that populate the Kit Kat Club, led by the Emcee and including English singer Sally Bowles (Moana 2's Auli'i Cravalho, also in her Broadway debut), provide the groundwork for both the musical and Cliff's future novel.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 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
This is a beautiful nature board game that lets players lay down tiles and populate different kinds of habitats.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 29 Nov. 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
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 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
This is a beautiful nature board game that lets players lay down tiles and populate different kinds of habitats.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 29 Nov. 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
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“Populate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populate. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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