as in populated
to supply with inhabitants
a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars
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Recent Examples of peopled
Today, this part of the South Side seems to be almost entirely peopled by Black families.
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Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Ishaq has made a film peopled with women and boys who go beyond simple archetypes, setting joyful female solidarity against omnipresent conflict in a way designed to communicate with a broad demographic.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Hypocrisy, not rail spindles or dog poop, is top of the play’s agenda, and to poke around that subject the playwright has peopled his work with a collection of character types.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
The paradox of this quartet of movies up for the new casting Oscar, all boldly peopled with nonprofessionals, is that this very practice has become professionalized.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
Throughout Humphreys County and Hickman County, peopled gathered with their churches for support and comfort in the days after the tragedy.
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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.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Ishaq has made a film peopled with women and boys who go beyond simple archetypes, setting joyful female solidarity against omnipresent conflict in a way designed to communicate with a broad demographic.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Hypocrisy, not rail spindles or dog poop, is top of the play’s agenda, and to poke around that subject the playwright has peopled his work with a collection of character types.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
The paradox of this quartet of movies up for the new casting Oscar, all boldly peopled with nonprofessionals, is that this very practice has become professionalized.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peopled
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According to the complaint, the system automatically populated driver's license numbers when someone entered basic identifying information, such as a person's name and address.
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Both are high-traffic areas near the Mall sure to be populated by many fireworks-seeking tourists this weekend.
Verb
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Too many people driving across Maryland go right past the National Seashore, which is inhabited by wild horses, without even knowing to stop.
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So from that point of view, the chance of GJ 3378b being habitable, if not inhabited, seems fair.
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“Peopled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peopled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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