RESETTLEMENT Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

resettlement

noun

as in relocation

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Recent Examples of resettlement Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for an all-out rescue and relief effort, and the resettlement of those affected. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Dajani has also worked on boards for a refugee resettlement organization and the Association of Arab American studies and served on scholarship committees at the Mosque of Orland Park. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Now disarmed, the dissidents will enter a temporary resettlement zone where the government intends to facilitate their gradual reintegration into civilian life. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 Local authorities are providing relief, medical care and resettlement assistance to affected residents, the news report said. — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 Lê Shackelford said Columbus Park has historical ties to Vietnamese refugee resettlement after the war and already includes Asian businesses such as Vietnam Café, Pho Lan, Tian Tea House and Café Cà Phê. — Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 In 2015, Dong and his family fled to Thailand, where the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees recognized them as refugees and they were approved for resettlement in Canada. — Stella Kim, NBC news, 27 May 2026 More than a hundred thousand people had been conditionally approved for resettlement, and many had been waiting for years. — Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Nurul Amin then began the rigorous, yearslong process of resettlement. — Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026

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Noun

He’s been dealt the difficult hand of overseeing a roster overhaul and the team’s temporary relocation to West Sacramento expected to run through next season, with his pitching staff struggling to be effective in the band-box of Sutter Health Park.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
DIYers who have experience with rewiring switches, moving light fixtures, or any other basic electrical work around the home will likely be okay to handle a thermostat relocation.

— Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Definition of relocation

Noun

Teaming with Louvenson, a Haitian artist living in the Dominican Republic, the director sets out to recreate those missing memories through stop-motion animation as Louvenson shares his own experience of migration.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 13 July 2026
The landscape contains ancestral villages, ceremonial and burial sites and features in some tribes’ creation and migration stories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of migration

Noun

Gaynor, who grew up in Illinois, also credits the books for teaching her about the 19th and early 20th century Swedish emigration in her region.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
It was forged during years of shortages, blackouts, mass emigration, and institutional decline.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

Definition of emigration

Noun

The true challenge lies in the human element, managing immense workforce displacement, upskilling entire departments and establishing ethical AI guardrails against algorithmic bias in hiring and performance.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The same city celebrated as a Black Mecca has also witnessed widening inequality, rising housing costs, and the displacement of many Black residents from neighborhoods their families called home for decades.

— Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

Zuniga-Salgado is also accused of being in the country illegally, resulting in Immigration and Customs Enforcement asking that he be detained for deportation, the sheriff’s office says.

— Mark Price July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
According to the Department of Homeland Security, agents were monitoring a location linked to a deportation order when someone drove away, leading to the shooting.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 July 2026

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