colonizing

present participle of colonize
as in inhabiting
to supply with inhabitants believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars

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Recent Examples of colonizing Dreams of colonizing Mars face many significant obstacles given the harsh conditions (for humans) on the red planet—including housing. — 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 But the past the men are recalling in their stories would have been in the ’20s or ’30s, when the British were still colonizing the region, resistance was gaining strength, and cultural mores were shifting in India and around the globe. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026 Sauna and plunge events will keep colonizing the nightlife calendar. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 The film depicts the world’s richest man as petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel, detached from humans at a personal level (including various ex-partners and many of his children) while purporting to want to save humanity by colonizing Mars. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Since then, seafaring and colonizing nations in particular have done much the same, centering their locations or adjusting sizes to project global reach and relevance. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026 SpaceX, founded in 2002 by tech mogul Elon Musk, is also working to get its massive Starship rocket operational in order to support its Starlink internet satellite business and achieve Musk's dream of colonizing Mars. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 SpaceX, for instance, purportedly aims to save humanity from future environmental catastrophes, like the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, by colonizing the Moon and Mars. — Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Marvel unveiled the first trailer at D23 in August, introducing Vision’s existential crisis and the primary characters inhabiting his interior mindscape.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That number has since grown to more than 100,000, and new species of insects, birds and small mammals have started inhabiting the land, according to a update on May’s website marking the 10-year anniversary.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Artists and musicians had flocked to dirt-cheap rents, populating the neighborhood with small clubs and cheap tickets.
    — Michael Calderone, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Democratic Party needs someone like you to bring the spirit of Rocky Marciano into the political ring instead of the creampuffs populating Democratic leadership today.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

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“Colonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonizing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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