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populate

[pop-yuh-leyt] / ˈpɒp yəˌleɪt /
VERB
supply with inhabitants
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STRONG


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First, as AI bots populate these sites with fake images and get-rich schemes, audiences will tune out.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

My calculations established that for this to be true, “Deep Throat” would have had to sell tickets to enough customers to populate the entire United States one and a half times over.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Communities of dedicated Palantir shareholders populate the internet across X, Reddit, Discord and YouTube, posting constant updates on company news and memes.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

The immigrants from India and China who populate our institutions of higher learning aren’t elbowing Americans out of the labor force or depressing wages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

At the lake my father bartered with the Muslim businessmen, known as the Yao, who populate that part of the country.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba