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
Carine Mbizi and her son, Joel Andre, and daughter Estafania Andre fled violence in Congo to resettle in Maine.
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Daniella Silva, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Eight men have been resettled in Nauru so far under the deal that has been criticized in Australia as being excessively expensive.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Catholic churches in Angola have played a central role in welcoming and resettling those crossing the 1,560-mile (2,511-kilometer) border between the two nations.
—Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Sediqa Fahimi and Mursal Fahimi are sisters who were evacuated from Afghanistan and resettled in the United States after the fall of Kabul in 2021.
—Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Daniella Silva, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Eight men have been resettled in Nauru so far under the deal that has been criticized in Australia as being excessively expensive.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Catholic churches in Angola have played a central role in welcoming and resettling those crossing the 1,560-mile (2,511-kilometer) border between the two nations.
—Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Sediqa Fahimi and Mursal Fahimi are sisters who were evacuated from Afghanistan and resettled in the United States after the fall of Kabul in 2021.
—Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettle
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As a result of its complications, the team was forced to relocate its base camp from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Originally destined for slaughter during the Eid al-Adha festival, the 1,500-pound animal was seized by authorities, spared sacrifice and relocated to the capital’s zoo, where keepers lavish it with care.—
al Emrun Garjon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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People were coming from all over the world, really, and staying there and kind of setting up homes, intermarrying, um, the Peranakan culture are the Chinese who emigrated or migrated there, who married into indigenous Malay families and has become a whole new kind of culture.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Because there has never been an MLB team in the Sacramento area, many fans in California’s capital region migrated their fandom to the two teams that for decades were in the Bay Area — the A’s and Giants.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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