resettles

verb

present tense third-person singular of resettle
as in migrates
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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  1. migrates
  2. relocates
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  • Each corridor that migrates takes its data with it, so Treasury collects a thinner tax base and loses sight of the flows at the same time.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • When the problem is recast as overmedicalization and the solution as lifestyle, the locus of responsibility migrates.
    — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026
Definition of migrates
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  • After caring for one grandmother during COVID-19 and losing another to the virus, a young writer relocates to Pittsburgh and begins probing how America structures and fears old age.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • And when that space closes, Messi simply relocates, drifting into the wider right-side areas as defences tire, the source of both assists in Atlanta and the switch that turned the Egypt tie.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of relocates
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