resettle

Definition of resettlenext
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 Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane. Brett Kelman, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026 So said George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher who was a star Harvard professor before resettling in Europe and becoming an influential public intellectual. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026 My family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resettled in Minnesota shortly after. Valeng Cha, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026 Johnson is an author and former USAID (United States Agency for International Development) coordinator who assisted in the reconstruction of Fallujah in Iraq, and the founder of the List Project, a charity resettling Iraqis who assisted the allies in the war. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resettle
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  • The British television industry gathering announced plans to potentially relocate last year, and organizers have now selected three bids to move forward for review.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And before his television career, Rausch built a social media following as a snake wrangler in his native Alabama and across the South, posting videos of himself handling and relocating various reptiles as a part of his business.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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  • Experts assume that the whale is a young male, as males, unlike females, tend to migrate.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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