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Large areas of the country had been depopulated by disease.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
All infected flocks will be depopulated, officials said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Infected markets will be depopulated, cleaned, and remain closed for at least five days until passing inspection.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
At the end of it stands Trump, which his loopy ideas about depopulating Gaza, owning it, and building magnificent resorts.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Depopulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depopulate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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depopulate
verb
de·pop·u·late
(ˈ)dē-ˈpäp-yə-ˌlāt 
: to reduce greatly the population of (as a city or region) by destroying or driving away the inhabitants
depopulated by plague
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