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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Once resettled on its new site, the church will be carefully restored and rotated so its entrance faces the community, which is a traditional orientation for folk churches in Arctic Sweden.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
During the rule of dictator Rafael Trujillo, from 1930 to 1961, many of the poorest residents of Santo Domingo resettled along the then-wild, sparsely populated north shore of the Samaná Peninsula.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
The Associated Press, citing six people with knowledge of the matter, reported that Israel was holding discussions with South Sudan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in the East African nation.
—George Obulutsa, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The congregation has since assisted a Syrian family to resettle locally and are currently providing meals to undocumented individuals in the Hartford area.
—Avery Martin, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
During the rule of dictator Rafael Trujillo, from 1930 to 1961, many of the poorest residents of Santo Domingo resettled along the then-wild, sparsely populated north shore of the Samaná Peninsula.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
The Associated Press, citing six people with knowledge of the matter, reported that Israel was holding discussions with South Sudan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in the East African nation.
—George Obulutsa, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The congregation has since assisted a Syrian family to resettle locally and are currently providing meals to undocumented individuals in the Hartford area.
—Avery Martin, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
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Sadly, the effort to relocate those mice turned out to be a daily routine with no foreseeable end.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Home prices in Riyadh have spiked in recent years as job creation attracted a flood of expats and encouraged many Saudis to relocate from other parts of the country.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Flowers now bloom weeks before pollinators stir; fruit withers before migrating birds can reach it.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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