populate
verb (used with object)
to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
were populating
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past progressiveof populate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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However, over the past week, some users reported that their keyboards were populating with other people’s email addresses and searched phrases.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2016
