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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To avoid the radioactivity and ground shocks, planners estimated that approximately 30,000 people, half of them Indigenous, would have to be evacuated and resettled.
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The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
After resettling in Los Angeles, Motown producer Hal Davis started recruiting him for sessions.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
To avoid the radioactivity and ground shocks, planners estimated that approximately 30,000 people, half of them Indigenous, would have to be evacuated and resettled.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Rwanda launched the arbitration proceedings in January, also alleging that the UK violated part of the deal in which London had agreed to resettle vulnerable refugees from Rwanda.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
After resettling in Los Angeles, Motown producer Hal Davis started recruiting him for sessions.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
To avoid the radioactivity and ground shocks, planners estimated that approximately 30,000 people, half of them Indigenous, would have to be evacuated and resettled.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Rwanda launched the arbitration proceedings in January, also alleging that the UK violated part of the deal in which London had agreed to resettle vulnerable refugees from Rwanda.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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 5 Apr. 2026.
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