repopulate
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Bustling population centers like that can be used to repopulate areas that blink out elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times
That, in turn, would eventually help them repopulate the entire region.
From Salon
They were reintroduced in Kuno in 2022 as part of an ambitious plan to repopulate the species.
From BBC
For now, the facility can repopulate to a maximum of only 475 people.
From Los Angeles Times
Once the virus is detected, flocks are euthanized and it takes a few months to repopulate a farm’s flock, Bill Mattos president of the California Poultry Federation told the Ventura County Star.
From Los Angeles Times
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