populate

Example Sentences

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Because less of the world’s landscape is burning, the result is less air pollution, especially in heavily populated areas in Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal

As these counties are more rural and less populated, the numbers are still small.

From Salon

Even the Sweet 16—usually populated by a smattering of mid-major underdogs—was made up exclusively of schools from power conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are four more blocks to go before I know I will be in another populated area—the White House, where I’m sure people will have congregated to celebrate armistice.

From Literature

In simple terms, the way the state is populated during decay does not follow the patterns that scientists typically expect.

From Science Daily