14
people(noun, verb, hold, place, cover)
13
occupy(verb, hold, place, settle, use)
13
settle(verb, supply, occupy, live, possess)
12
inhabit(verb, hold, take, place, cover)
10
colonize(verb, supply)
8
reside(verb, live, exist, inhabit)
7
propagate(verb, increase, spread, boost, grow)
6
dwell(verb, hold, cover, keep, settle)
5
dwell in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, occupy)
5
live(verb, supply)
5
live in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, cover)
5
multiply(verb, increase, grow, reproduce)
5
reside in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, occupy)
4
camp
4
fill(verb, hold, cover, keep, settle)
4
generate(increase, spread, boost, grow, expand)
3
come to anchor(expression, idiom)
3
consist(verb, settle, lie, occupy, live)
3
lie(verb, settle, occupy, live, squat)
3
nest(settle, occupy, live, squat, inhabit)
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