POPULATED Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

populated

verb

past tense of populate

as in inhabited

to supply with inhabitants a small island populated only by woodland creatures

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Recent Examples of populated This situates it alongside the North Atlantic ocean that's populated with a variety of different kinds of whales. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 Last awards season, the gossip around town, salacious and disturbing in equal measure, was that hotel suites all over Hollywood were populated by tailors taking in gowns coming straight off the runway. — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Panettiere starred on the series as Claire Bennet, a cheerleader who had the power to regenerate herself in a world populated by other superheroic people. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026 Once populated by Native Americans, Jackson is known today for its ski resorts. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 But in the long run, a Middle East populated by regimes that are less willing to follow Washington’s lead on unpopular policies or to suppress public opposition would likely be more stable than the region of today. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Lori Schott of Colorado said Attorney General Phil Weiser has viewed the content that populated her daughter Annalee's social media feeds and read her journals after her death by suicide. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 The primary setting of the show is Manhattan Plaza, a subsidized apartment complex populated by artists and musicians, where Ali finds a sense of community while navigating a strained relationship with her mother, Jersey, and a budding romance. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 In a time yet to be named, when the couple’s love crumbled in the dead of night during a blackout, the planet became populated once more. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

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The shop’s mascot, a rabbit, is named Lewis, after the original Lewis & Duncan grocery store that once inhabited the building.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
The news about playing home games at an arena inhabited by NBA and NHL teams officially broke in early August.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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