colonize
recolonize
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a word derived from
colonize.
Example Sentences
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Instead, she advocated for a proactive approach, including moving steelhead so they can recolonize areas where they’ve been extirpated due to fires, floods or other catastrophes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
Sea otters were excluded from some test sites but allowed to recolonize others.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
“I worry that Rapana could be the big winner” as creatures vie to recolonize marine habitats damaged by the freshwater surge, says IMB marine biologist Mikhail Son.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2024
Environmental groups are still holding out hope that the northern jaguar can eventually recolonize its former range.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
The first thing proposed is to recolonize Edisto and the other deserted Sea Islands with the refugees, and men are wanted to assist in their settlement.
From Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) by Elizabeth Ware Pearson
