as in relocating
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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Recent Examples of resettling
So said George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher who was a star Harvard professor before resettling in Europe and becoming an influential public intellectual.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Johnson is an author and former USAID (United States Agency for International Development) coordinator who assisted in the reconstruction of Fallujah in Iraq, and the founder of the List Project, a charity resettling Iraqis who assisted the allies in the war.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
This means that some refugees remain loyal to him, even after resettling following tremendous hardship in their journeys.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
That’s a position rooted in Egypt’s vehement opposition to Palestinian refugees permanently resettling in the country.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the issue of resettling Afghans has become politically fraught, and application processing has slowed, leaving thousands of vulnerable people in limbo in third countries like Pakistan.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF Military Intelligence, reiterated that resettling Gaza is not part of the Israeli government’s declared war objectives.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Johnson is an author and former USAID (United States Agency for International Development) coordinator who assisted in the reconstruction of Fallujah in Iraq, and the founder of the List Project, a charity resettling Iraqis who assisted the allies in the war.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
This means that some refugees remain loyal to him, even after resettling following tremendous hardship in their journeys.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
That’s a position rooted in Egypt’s vehement opposition to Palestinian refugees permanently resettling in the country.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the issue of resettling Afghans has become politically fraught, and application processing has slowed, leaving thousands of vulnerable people in limbo in third countries like Pakistan.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF Military Intelligence, reiterated that resettling Gaza is not part of the Israeli government’s declared war objectives.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettling
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Prison staff at the Norco facility have been in the process of relocating or finding new jobs since the administration moved to close CRC in August.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Gee, 35, who grew up in West Bloomfield and graduated from the University of Michigan, plans to move into the mansion while relocating his artificial intelligence and robotics company, Engage, from Austin, Texas, to Detroit.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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By mid-February, raptors, including hawks and eagles, begin migrating north.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Native plants, like the red buckeye, provide essential food sources for migrating wildlife such as hummingbirds.—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Resettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettling. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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