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
Following the war, many Oneida and Mohican people were displaced from their homelands and resettled in Wisconsin.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane.
—Brett Kelman, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
My family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resettled in Minnesota shortly after.
—Valeng Cha, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Thousands made the treacherous and often deadly decision to escape to Thailand and, from there, resettled in other countries.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The costs of suspension Until recently, some Afghans waiting in Pakistan hoped they would eventually be resettled in the United States through the few humanitarian pathways still open to them.
—Mehr Mumtaz, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
But it was quickly abandoned because of a hurricane and not resettled until the following century.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
There have been a lot of refugees resettled in various parts of Kentucky in recent years.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
Those people, thousands of whom have been resettled in Connecticut since the fall of Kabul in 2021, have built lives here with the help of volunteers from immigrants’ groups, church congregations and veterans.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane.
—Brett Kelman, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
My family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resettled in Minnesota shortly after.
—Valeng Cha, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Thousands made the treacherous and often deadly decision to escape to Thailand and, from there, resettled in other countries.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
The costs of suspension Until recently, some Afghans waiting in Pakistan hoped they would eventually be resettled in the United States through the few humanitarian pathways still open to them.
—Mehr Mumtaz, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
But it was quickly abandoned because of a hurricane and not resettled until the following century.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
There have been a lot of refugees resettled in various parts of Kentucky in recent years.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Jan. 2026
Those people, thousands of whom have been resettled in Connecticut since the fall of Kabul in 2021, have built lives here with the help of volunteers from immigrants’ groups, church congregations and veterans.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettled
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Why is the cemetery being relocated?—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Cambria relocated to the island and signed more than 400 Cuban players over the next three decades, turning Havana into Major League Baseball’s most prominent talent pipeline before players began arriving from the rest of the Caribbean.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now a similar accusatory reflex has migrated to opposition media and diaspora accounts.—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The new results suggest the sun may be a part of a larger population of stars that migrated outward from the galactic core at about the same time — four billion to six billion years ago.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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