as in inhabited
to supply with inhabitants
a small island populated only by woodland creatures
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Recent Examples of populated
Indies, in fact, populated the top ten.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
The Musical is faithful to the original movie, which was set in a Beverly Hills high school populated by privileged teens, and centers around Cher, a wealthy blonde fashion-conscious teenager who has her busy Lawyer father wrapped around her little finger.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Audit Product Listings For Attribute Completeness Conduct a thorough review of your Amazon product listings to ensure all possible attribute fields are populated.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And too much emphasis on giving at high levels -- and growing demands on fundraising -- may contribute to some boards being entirely, or primarily, populated with donors who have little expertise – or time – to effectively govern the institution.
—Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Some years ago, Webroot populated the list with Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
There exists no evidence to support the settlement of a permanent Chinese population in Palawan, which has been continuously populated since 50,000 years ago through archeological data.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
In 1938, Hitler’s Germany, supported by Mussolini’s Italy, wanted to seize a region of Czechoslovakia populated by ethnic Germans.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
The trails are well-populated — including with other solo women — and many of the huts have communal meals.
—Sophie Stuber, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
The Musical is faithful to the original movie, which was set in a Beverly Hills high school populated by privileged teens, and centers around Cher, a wealthy blonde fashion-conscious teenager who has her busy Lawyer father wrapped around her little finger.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Audit Product Listings For Attribute Completeness Conduct a thorough review of your Amazon product listings to ensure all possible attribute fields are populated.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And too much emphasis on giving at high levels -- and growing demands on fundraising -- may contribute to some boards being entirely, or primarily, populated with donors who have little expertise – or time – to effectively govern the institution.
—Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Some years ago, Webroot populated the list with Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
There exists no evidence to support the settlement of a permanent Chinese population in Palawan, which has been continuously populated since 50,000 years ago through archeological data.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
In 1938, Hitler’s Germany, supported by Mussolini’s Italy, wanted to seize a region of Czechoslovakia populated by ethnic Germans.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
The trails are well-populated — including with other solo women — and many of the huts have communal meals.
—Sophie Stuber, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Populated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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