RESETTLEMENTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

resettlements

noun

plural of resettlement

as in relocations

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Noun

Management no longer begins discussions with cloud migrations, and what has taken their place is priced differently.

— Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Unlike many private-sector migrations, deployments could not rely on extended maintenance windows or tolerate service disruption.

— William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of migrations

Noun

Officials were still working to confirm the number of displacements and said they would be assisted with housing by the American Red Cross, according to Partridge.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of displacements

Noun

For about a decade, the Sacramento museum’s trustees have discussed creating a traveling exhibition on mass deportations.

— Isa Farfan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Among suggested changes are expanding voting rights and ending ICE detentions and deportations.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of deportations

Noun

Following the 2014 guidance, many school districts shifted away from suspensions and expulsions, adopting restorative justice policies that prioritize dialogue over punishment.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Tunisia since the EU agreement, including reports of collective expulsions, racial violence, arbitrary detention and abuses against Black migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of expulsions

Noun

Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
The lens design features 16 elements, including four extra-low dispersions (ED) elements and three aspherical elements, along with Nikon's advanced lens coatings to minimize chromatic aberration and ghosting even in challenging lighting conditions.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Definition of dispersions

Noun

Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of evacuations

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