Thesaurus results for RESETTLE

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 The number of refugees resettled, which fell sharply from 188,000 in 2024. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 Before requesting moving estimates, decide what’s worth transporting, what’s worth storing, and what’s worth replacing once you’re resettled. — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026 The episode then jumps ahead six months to find the family resettled on yet another modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026 By the end of 2025, more than a thousand Afrikaners were resettled in the United States. — Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for resettle

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Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
After last month’s fires near the Krome detention center, ICE relocated people out of precautions.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of relocate

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There’s the Paunsaugunt Herd, which migrates from near Bryce Canyon National Park down to northern Arizona.

— Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
So far, Sheetz has finished migrating more than 600 stores, averaging 200 per month, according to a company announcement today.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

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