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as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
tensions mounted until the people rose up in rebellion
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
introduced my new boyfriend to my people
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as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars
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Recent Examples of people
The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Gabet was moved to learn from his one of his curators that the artisans who created 17th-century tapestries meticulously tweaked weaving techniques to demarcate the various fabrics worn by those peopling the vast scenes.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
By Meaghan Garvey February 13, 2025 Image by Chris Panicker, photo by Chris Weeks/WireImage
Know that all of Nature is but a magic theater,
that the great Mother is the master magician,
and that this whole world is peopled by her many parts.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2025
Our ancestors peopled the most lonesome reaches of the globe, from Hawaii to Easter Island, in the span of just a few thousand years.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Colonies founded by charters to private companies and peopled by restless dreamers gave us an entrepreneurial spirit from the outset.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
Indeed, Gabet was moved to learn from his one of his curators that the artisans who created 17th-century tapestries meticulously tweaked weaving techniques to demarcate the various fabrics worn by those peopling the vast scenes.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
By Meaghan Garvey February 13, 2025 Image by Chris Panicker, photo by Chris Weeks/WireImage
Know that all of Nature is but a magic theater,
that the great Mother is the master magician,
and that this whole world is peopled by her many parts.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2025
Our ancestors peopled the most lonesome reaches of the globe, from Hawaii to Easter Island, in the span of just a few thousand years.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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There are over 300 species of squid inhabiting every ocean on Earth and these creatures boast truly remarkable eyes.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
12 June 2025
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This dark, sensual, glittering tale explores a world dancing on the edge and the joyful defiance of the characters who inhabit it.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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The former work is dishwasher-sized and features a blue sky above an autumnal landscape populated by George Washington, school children, and some deer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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The fish spread downstream, populating the fast-water reaches and leaving the more placid stretches to catfish and carp, and in some places to largemouths which have been stocked from time to time but never too successfully.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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“People.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/people. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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