as in relocated
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 resettled
Nearly half of Cincinnati’s Black residents eventually resettled in Canada.
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The family resettled in 1852 to Paris, where Berthe and two sisters began drawing lessons.
—Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
After brief stays in Philadelphia and at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, the family was resettled in Miami—a placement chosen for them.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
In 2019, only a third of refugees resettled in Canada received government assistance upon arrival; the rest entered with private or community sponsorship.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
After the death of Adler's father in 1867, the family resettled in Philadelphia with Adler's maternal uncle, David Sulzberger.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The family resettled in 1852 to Paris, where Berthe and two sisters began drawing lessons.
—Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
After brief stays in Philadelphia and at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, the family was resettled in Miami—a placement chosen for them.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
In 2019, only a third of refugees resettled in Canada received government assistance upon arrival; the rest entered with private or community sponsorship.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
After the death of Adler's father in 1867, the family resettled in Philadelphia with Adler's maternal uncle, David Sulzberger.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettled
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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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Morton Salt, which recently relocated its headquarters from Chicago to Overland Park, has snagged the naming rights for the venue, which will be called the Morton Amphitheater.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Both men recorded songs penned by Willie Dixon, a Delta songwriter who had migrated north.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Wolves were hunted to local extinction in California but began to return in 2011 after a wolf known as OR-7 migrated into the state from Oregon.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Resettled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettled. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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