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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The family resettled in 1852 to Paris, where Berthe and two sisters began drawing lessons.
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Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
After brief stays in Philadelphia and at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, the family was resettled in Miami—a placement chosen for them.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Some found refuge in Sardinia, where King Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy resettled them on the islands of San Pietro and Sant’Antioco, founding the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Catholic Charities has been helping resettle refugees since 1962, and in recent years the organization and Nashville International Center for Empowerment have assisted people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
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Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
After brief stays in Philadelphia and at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, the family was resettled in Miami—a placement chosen for them.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Some found refuge in Sardinia, where King Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy resettled them on the islands of San Pietro and Sant’Antioco, founding the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Catholic Charities has been helping resettle refugees since 1962, and in recent years the organization and Nashville International Center for Empowerment have assisted people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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