populate
verb (used with object)
to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
has populated
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present perfectof populate (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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The unmistakeable country song is jarring as it breaks from the AM Gold that has populated the rest of the soundtrack.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2022
As usual for Wimbledon championship matches, actual royalty has populated the Royal Box.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2019
The artwork has populated Instagram as the granitas have populated menus around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2019
He has populated Southern California with wildly entertaining characters, from those hinted at offstage to the motormouths whose priceless talk fills his pages.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
It has populated the mountains and the plains of our own country.
From Ancient Man The Beginning of Civilizations by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
