repopulate

Example Sentences

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They were reintroduced in Kuno in 2022 as part of an ambitious plan to repopulate the species.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

“Today, we were able to repopulate residents back into their homes and start to bring some of that normalcy back to the community.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2024

Price helps repopulate a WSU roster that lost much of its core to the transfer portal after Kyle Smith left as head coach to take the same position at Stanford.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The authors anticipate that species will repopulate at higher elevations while interacting with each other in new ways, as well as entering so-called "biodiversity hotspots" with lots of various organisms.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024

“Yeah, but who do you think you’d end up with? I mean, we’d all have to pair up and have babies, right? To repopulate the planet.”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead