populate
verb (used with object)
to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
had been populating
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past perfect progressiveof populate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Long took note of all the players at practice who formerly had been populating the trainer’s room.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2016
