as in to relocate
to move from one place to another
The couple grew tired of the harsh winters and ultimately decided to resettle down South in their retirement.
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Recent Examples of resettle
Salgaonkar organized protests and put pressure on the municipal authorities; eventually, people were resettled in permanent housing in a housing complex on the edge of the city.
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Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
More than 50,000 migrants had resettled in Chicago between August 2022 and September 2024, many of whom were from Venezuela and are still living in the city.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
That’s a position rooted in Egypt’s vehement opposition to Palestinian refugees permanently resettling in the country.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The State Department earlier this year shuttered the office that helped resettle Afghan refugees who assisted the American war effort.
—Hadriana Lowenkron Bloomberg News, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
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Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
More than 50,000 migrants had resettled in Chicago between August 2022 and September 2024, many of whom were from Venezuela and are still living in the city.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
That’s a position rooted in Egypt’s vehement opposition to Palestinian refugees permanently resettling in the country.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The State Department earlier this year shuttered the office that helped resettle Afghan refugees who assisted the American war effort.
—Hadriana Lowenkron Bloomberg News, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettle
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The animal likely lost its way while dispersing from its mother and will be relocated, San Francisco Animal Care and Control said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The difference felt physical, as if I had been picked up and relocated.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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The heavy and extra-heavy oil of the Orinoco Belt represents petroleum generated at depth which then migrated over millions of years to shallow levels where waters and bacteria removed its lighter components.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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In the past twelve years, more than a million people have migrated to Sweden, a country of fewer than eleven million.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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