colonize
has colonized
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present perfectof colonize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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 species has colonized new regions when transported on ships’ hulls or in ballast water that is drained in ports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
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
Servicing residents in the neighborhood, a weekly farmer’s market has colonized the plaza under the flying ribs of Calatrava’s stegosaurus.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
What happened between us has colonized every last brain cell.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
