has colonized
- present perfect of colonize (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The life she’s lived has colonized her mind, her body, everything, and she’s fighting to let herself feel comfortable in a space for a few days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Since the first catalogued mosaic of a blue Space Invader went up on a Paris street in 1998, numbered PA_01, Invader has colonized the world.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
And in recent decades, Japanese knotweed has colonized the Northeastern United States, the spine of the Appalachians, the Great Lakes states, and the Pacific Northwest.
From Slate ● May 8, 2019
What happened between us has colonized every last brain cell.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
