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 inclusion of Afghanistan angered some supporters who have worked to resettle its people.
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Gisela Solomon, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Between 2023 and 2024, the Biden Administration resettled more than a hundred thousand.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
This figure encompasses both resettled refugees and successful asylum claimants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The parcel of land on the south banks of the Missouri River was purchased from the Wyandot people, who resettled there in 1843 after being forced to leave Ohio by the U.S. government.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
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Gisela Solomon, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Between 2023 and 2024, the Biden Administration resettled more than a hundred thousand.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
This figure encompasses both resettled refugees and successful asylum claimants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The parcel of land on the south banks of the Missouri River was purchased from the Wyandot people, who resettled there in 1843 after being forced to leave Ohio by the U.S. government.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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