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resettle

verb

Definition of resettle

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 Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 Since its founding nearly 44 years ago, RefugeeOne has resettled more than 22,000 refugees from all the major world crises to the Chicagoland area, according to communications director Sally Schulze. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 After traveling from her native Jamaica to Colombia, her asylum application was approved in January 2025 to resettle in America. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 June 2026 The number of refugees resettled, which fell sharply from 188,000 in 2024. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for resettle

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The newer addition was the work of Southgate, a writer and translator who had relocated to the Springs with her husband, the novelist Peter Matthiessen, after several years at the center of the American-expat scene in mid-century Paris.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
There are eight whales still to be relocated from Marineland, said SeaWorld spokesperson Tracy Spahr.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocate

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And will teenagers simply migrate to other platforms outside the settlement’s reach, or into the direct messages the agreement itself exempts?

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Hair changes, blankets become capes, and sunglasses migrate between friends.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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