PEOPLING Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

peopling

verb

present participle of people

as in populating

to supply with inhabitants a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars

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Lots of really neat features (like easily updating dates and automatically populating a watchlist).

— David Pierce, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
With a backbone laid out, the process next moved to ProteinMPNN, a tool that works along the backbone, populating it with specific amino acids.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of populating

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Billy, now inhabiting the body of and living as William, was then able to use his powers to help Tommy’s soul find a new body to inhabit.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Sivan is good at evoking loneliness through imagery, but not always the best at inhabiting it.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhabiting

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Dreams of colonizing Mars face many significant obstacles given the harsh conditions (for humans) on the red planet—including housing.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
These platforms are colonizing existing speculative spaces—like election results and sporting outcomes—while profiting from areas of asymmetrical knowledge that were previously not possible to monetize.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of colonizing

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