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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Some found refuge in Sardinia, where King Carlo Emanuele III of Savoy resettled them on the islands of San Pietro and Sant’Antioco, founding the villages of Carloforte and Calasetta.
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Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Catholic Charities has been helping resettle refugees since 1962, and in recent years the organization and Nashville International Center for Empowerment have assisted people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
His wife, Deb, is a pillar of the community who spends her free time helping resettle refugees.
—Peter White, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Catholic Charities, which has been helping to resettle refugees since 1962, has also been impacted by the funding freeze.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Catholic Charities has been helping resettle refugees since 1962, and in recent years the organization and Nashville International Center for Empowerment have assisted people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
His wife, Deb, is a pillar of the community who spends her free time helping resettle refugees.
—Peter White, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Catholic Charities, which has been helping to resettle refugees since 1962, has also been impacted by the funding freeze.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Construction requires resurfacing roads and relocating utilities, creating traffic disruptions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The couple relocated to Welders House, their longtime country estate in England, just weeks before the musician’s death in July.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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To that end, Beam will also offer practical training sessions and workshops that allow production companies and other entertainment business to better migrate members of their teams to digital workflows.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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