repopulate
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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With a huge surplus of commercial space sitting fallow in the area, the flexibility and creativity of club music might be a natural fit to repopulate the area with foot traffic and revelers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
A zoo is hoping to repopulate a species previously described as extinct in the UK for nearly 100 years.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“Once proper redactions have been made, any responsive documents will repopulate online,” the spokeswoman said.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
Researchers have discovered a protein marker to help identify cells able to repopulate in patients with damaged blood vessels.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
“Yeah, but who do you think you’d end up with? I mean, we’d all have to pair up and have babies, right? To repopulate the planet.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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