resettle
verb
re·set·tle
(ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl 
resettled; resettling
1
transitive
: to settle (someone or something) again or anew
especially
: to move (people) to a new place to live
efforts to resettle refugees
2
intransitive
: to become settled again or anew (as after disturbance or upheaval)
The family resettled in the United States.
resettlement
noun
plural resettlements
the resettlement of refugees
a resettlement program
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Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, slammed the Conservative and Labour parties after it was revealed this week thousands of Afghan refugees were secretly resettled into the country without the public's knowledge.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
In April, after Leutner's mother expressed concerns about the location where Geyser was set to be resettled, prosecutors objected to Geyser's conditional release, the AP reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 17 July 2025
Meanwhile, the Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing to comply with a controversial directive by the Trump administration to help resettle white South Africans.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Over the next year, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, under the leadership of Tobin, helped resettle about 150 Syrian families to Indiana.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
In April, after Leutner's mother expressed concerns about the location where Geyser was set to be resettled, prosecutors objected to Geyser's conditional release, the AP reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 17 July 2025
Meanwhile, the Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing to comply with a controversial directive by the Trump administration to help resettle white South Africans.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Over the next year, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, under the leadership of Tobin, helped resettle about 150 Syrian families to Indiana.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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