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populate

[pop-yuh-leyt] / ˈpɒp yəˌleɪt /
VERB
supply with inhabitants
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Greenland is the world's most sparsely populated territory.

From BBC

It is also the most sparsely populated territory.

From BBC

Greenland is literally the polar opposite of Venezuela: a lightly populated, democratically governed territory of Denmark, itself a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally that cooperates closely with the U.S. on security.

From The Wall Street Journal

This triggered an immediate outcry in the Texas territory, which was largely populated by slave-owning immigrants from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

How does your experience of coming out as a young adult under the spotlight parallel the fears Will feels in this fictional world populated by monsters?

From Los Angeles Times