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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Once resettled on its new site, the church will be carefully restored and rotated so its entrance faces the community, which is a traditional orientation for folk churches in Arctic Sweden.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The congregation has since assisted a Syrian family to resettle locally and are currently providing meals to undocumented individuals in the Hartford area.
—Avery Martin, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
Episcopal Church's migration service refuses to comply with controversial directive from Trump administration to help resettle white South Africans.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The congregation has since assisted a Syrian family to resettle locally and are currently providing meals to undocumented individuals in the Hartford area.
—Avery Martin, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
Episcopal Church's migration service refuses to comply with controversial directive from Trump administration to help resettle white South Africans.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for resettle
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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