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
The costs of suspension Until recently, some Afghans waiting in Pakistan hoped they would eventually be resettled in the United States through the few humanitarian pathways still open to them.
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Mehr Mumtaz, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
But it was quickly abandoned because of a hurricane and not resettled until the following century.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The program, which is funded by $250 million that was originally meant for helping to resettle refugees, is meant to reduce deportation costs.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
There have been a lot of refugees resettled in various parts of Kentucky in recent years.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
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Mehr Mumtaz, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
But it was quickly abandoned because of a hurricane and not resettled until the following century.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The program, which is funded by $250 million that was originally meant for helping to resettle refugees, is meant to reduce deportation costs.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
There have been a lot of refugees resettled in various parts of Kentucky in recent years.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettle
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The duo met as teenagers at a dance competition and began dating in high school before relocating to Los Angeles together in 2015 to pursue dance careers.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Students who were already on campus were relocated and busses on the way to school were redirected and classes canceled for the day so police could investigate.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Right whales migrate every year from calving grounds off Florida and Georgia to feeding grounds off New England and Canada.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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This is markedly different from much of Holocaust literature, which is dominated by stories of survivors from elsewhere in Europe who migrated to the United States, Argentina, Canada, Israel, and other countries and who regard their places of origin and sites of their wartime experience from afar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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