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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  • Experts have long said Southern California’s sand predominantly migrates south; however, a closer look shows that slow summer swells and other seasonal conditions sometimes push smaller amounts of sediment north.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • When a layer is overfunded, value migrates to whoever touches the customer, because everyone else is bidding against nine clones for the same integration.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrates
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  • Potential new home states have presumably offered significant incentives if Paramount relocates.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Moving compute to orbit relocates the physical limit rather than removing it, and the limit lands next on memory.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocates
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“Resettles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettles. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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