repopulation
- a word derived from population.
Example Sentences
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The “1 euro house” idea can be traced back to about 2008 in Salemi, Sicily, as a way to encourage repopulation there.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026
Without structural change—a repopulation of the demographically, educationally, geographically sealed units these places have become—real change is improbable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
You might want to consume more foods high in fiber to encourage the repopulation of microbes in your digestive tract.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023
“We suggest that periodic melting could allow intermittent repopulation and dispersal.”
From Scientific American • Oct. 27, 2022
Its “Sinification” involved the drastic homogenization of a huge region in an ancient melting pot, the repopulation of tropical Southeast Asia, and the exertion of a massive influence on Japan, Korea, and possibly even India.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
