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populate

verb as in supply with inhabitants

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Spurs certainly did not produce a performance to please their supporters who made the trip to Monaco, populating one corner of a stadium that is more about architecture than atmosphere.

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"You can't even think of stepping outside. The situation seems to be equally bad in densely populated areas and rural areas in Delhi today," said Paras Tyagi, who lives in the capital.

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Federal regulations forbid ultralights and experimental aircraft from flying over populated areas, at night or in bad weather.

As cool as it would be to land on the roof of your office like George Jetson, federal regulations forbid ultralights and experimental aircraft from overflying populated areas—cities, suburbs, highway corridors, etc.

"There's a lot of artists from a very small, not very densely populated country making music that feels quite important as opposed to just trivial," she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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