as in inhabiting
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Recent Examples of populating
Monochrome hues also had a major moment during last year’s award season after populating the runways of Gucci, Chloé and Carven, among others.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
The cast includes Kim Coates, Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, and more as a mix of historical and fictional figures populating the trek.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 4 Jan. 2025
In addition, his approach to populating the lower federal courts with diverse judges reshaped the country's bench.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
But just below that level, tech figures are populating some of the most important positions.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The game engine appears to have far more power available to it now, and that power has been devoted to populating towns and villages with double or triple the number of non-player characters.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
But Ross’s work is after something starker than merely populating the screen with Black bodies and stories.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
An outline of the characters Franzen was populating the book with.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
While much of the film’s plot remains under wraps, the fresh faces populating Moana’s island promise to expand upon the cultural mythology established in the first picture.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
The cast includes Kim Coates, Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, and more as a mix of historical and fictional figures populating the trek.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 4 Jan. 2025
In addition, his approach to populating the lower federal courts with diverse judges reshaped the country's bench.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
But just below that level, tech figures are populating some of the most important positions.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The game engine appears to have far more power available to it now, and that power has been devoted to populating towns and villages with double or triple the number of non-player characters.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
But Ross’s work is after something starker than merely populating the screen with Black bodies and stories.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
An outline of the characters Franzen was populating the book with.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
While much of the film’s plot remains under wraps, the fresh faces populating Moana’s island promise to expand upon the cultural mythology established in the first picture.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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