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
Whereas the Romans allied with provincial elites, enabling them to benefit from the empire’s success, the Han rulers attempted to weaken the local elites by forcing powerful families to resettle in or near the capital.
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has proposed that Gaza's population be resettled in other countries so the U.S. can redevelop Gaza for others.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Created in 1980, the program resettles refugees nationwide through partnerships between the government and U.S.-based resettlement agencies.
—Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
During a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February, Trump floated the idea of the U.S. taking over Gaza and resettling Palestinians elsewhere.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump has proposed that Gaza's population be resettled in other countries so the U.S. can redevelop Gaza for others.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Created in 1980, the program resettles refugees nationwide through partnerships between the government and U.S.-based resettlement agencies.
—Tazreena Sajjad, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
During a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February, Trump floated the idea of the U.S. taking over Gaza and resettling Palestinians elsewhere.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Boca Raton parks and recreation officials are looking to improve and update the city’s parks by analyzing the existing parks to determine what changes are needed the most and where to relocate some of the city’s current facilities.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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The couple relocated to the Eastern Shore two years ago.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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In west Africa this causes the inter-tropical convergence zone—where moist air from the south meets dry air from the north—to migrate from the Sahel towards the Gulf of Guinea.—
Christophe Lavaysse,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2025
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But last month, Huang signaled that his company was preparing to migrate more manufacturing to the US when tech companies, including OpenAI, are buying hundreds of thousands of enterprise-grade GPUs from Nvidia.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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