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 episode then jumps ahead six months to find the family resettled on yet another modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas.
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Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
By the end of 2025, more than a thousand Afrikaners were resettled in the United States.
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Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
The missing man’s wife, Fatimah, and another son, 22-year-old Faisal, were meeting with two people from the agency that had resettled the family in Buffalo a year earlier.
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Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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
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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
The missing man’s wife, Fatimah, and another son, 22-year-old Faisal, were meeting with two people from the agency that had resettled the family in Buffalo a year earlier.
—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Carine Mbizi and her son, Joel Andre, and daughter Estafania Andre fled violence in Congo to resettle in Maine.
—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for resettle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettle
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But the Charlotte Fire Department says overnight response times in the Ayrsley area are higher than usual because firefighters temporarily relocated to other stations.
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Citing air quality concerns, the LAUSD has relocated students in the Boyle Heights area to different campuses through Wednesday.
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But ties are not a substitute for capacity, and treating them as one is how the burden of public safety quietly migrates onto private citizens.
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In a 2010 study, scientists cooked meatloaf and found that startling quantities of silicone migrated into the food.
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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