RESETTLEMENT Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

resettlement

noun

as in relocation

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Recent Examples of resettlement Over the past five years, Europe’s political debate has shifted away from resettlement and toward returns. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026 Beyond language barriers and bureaucratic challenges Refugees enter the country through a formal resettlement system. — Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 People have sold personal belongings, like their cars, to afford services that turn out to be bogus, said Christopher Ross, who oversees migration and refugee resettlement services at Catholic Charities USA. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 And various other humanitarian programs like refugee resettlement and visas have been limited or paused. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 30 July 2026 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 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

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Noun

Other later-life transitions – including bereavement, relocation and changes in physical health – can also affect purpose and well-being.

— Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The elder Ellison announced in 2024 that Oracle would be moving again, this time to Nashville, although that relocation hasn’t been finalized.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of relocation

Noun

The face of migration Heidy Martínez — whose immigration situation is similar to Carreras’ because both received an I-220A — needed a salon with enough space to serve more clients seeking facial treatments.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Yet the equality of opportunity argument gets to the core of the dispute about migration.

— J. Toby Reiner, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of migration

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The Chinese American star joined his parents and eight siblings on a harrowing emigration from South Vietnam to a Hong Kong refugee camp in 1978, three years after the Vietnam War ended.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Colonizers call it voluntary emigration, but there is nothing voluntary about fleeing after your home has been bombed, your fields poisoned, your water cut off and your child buried.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of emigration

Noun

Records from older disasters are often incomplete, and some estimates include people who died from famine, disease and displacement in the months that followed, while others count only deaths directly caused by the flood.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The documentary threads Reddy’s story together with those of fellow artists Nil Yalter, Zarina and Camille Billops, each of whom channeled displacement into their art.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

Vance also criticized border policy under former President Joe Biden while praising deportations.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Trump also backed José Antonio Kast, the new president of Chile, who ran a campaign calling for tighter border controls and mass deportations.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of deportation

Noun

Stock pickers' market Lerner is not the only one noting the low correlation and high dispersion in the market.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Yet for some thinkers today the involuntary dispersion of the Jews (galut or golah) is articulated as being inherently different from the voluntary exile of the Jews (diaspora or tfutsot).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

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