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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
Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The Associated Press later reported that the Canadian confirmation brought the number of people from the ship who had tested positive to 10.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Plural noun
Two teenage boys are in custody and a third suspect is sought after at least 10 random shootings across Austin, Texas, left four people injured, one critically, officials said.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The Associated Press later reported that the Canadian confirmation brought the number of people from the ship who had tested positive to 10.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
Throughout Humphreys County and Hickman County, peopled gathered with their churches for support and comfort in the days after the tragedy.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Bendis also penned a story centered on Sulu after an encounter with George Takei, the actor who inhabited the character.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Talagrand was interested in shapes inhabiting hundreds or billions of dimensions—or even more.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Most of its riders live outside New York City in two counties populated by nearly 3 million people.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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And in fact, the players who populate the leader board of all-time single season homer runs is primarily concentrated in that era.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“People.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/people. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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