Collocations for "populate"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "populate" in context.
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populate
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- populate the [region, country, territory, land]
- populated by [Romans, ancient civilizations, settlers, country folk, farmers]
- populate with [settlers, colonists]
- populated by [dogs, mice, deer]
- populated by [few, many, 50,000] people
- populated with [homes, factories, businesses]
- the [area, site, region] is populated with [homes]
- [heavily, densely, barely, scarcely] populated
- populate a [field, database, system]
- populate with [data, information, statistics, content]
- populate the [data]
- [correctly, incorrectly, randomly] populated