as in to relocate
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 resettle
Between 2023 and 2024, the Biden Administration resettled more than a hundred thousand.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
This figure encompasses both resettled refugees and successful asylum claimants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The parcel of land on the south banks of the Missouri River was purchased from the Wyandot people, who resettled there in 1843 after being forced to leave Ohio by the U.S. government.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
With nowhere to live, many former residents resettled in Long Beach and the South Bay.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
This figure encompasses both resettled refugees and successful asylum claimants.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The parcel of land on the south banks of the Missouri River was purchased from the Wyandot people, who resettled there in 1843 after being forced to leave Ohio by the U.S. government.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
With nowhere to live, many former residents resettled in Long Beach and the South Bay.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettle
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Industry sources report that several Hungarian companies are already considering relocating operations to more crypto-friendly jurisdictions in the Baltics or elsewhere in Europe.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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According to The New York Times, the family relocated to Miami two years later, in 2004, to help Maria train more seriously and secure a spot on a college team.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Consider: patchwork clothing across the Caribbean and quilting traditions of Gee’s Bend in the American South, merged as communities migrated and converged.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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The dragonfly was a common green darner, likely one of the only insects to cross the rocky mountains while migrating, researchers who specialize in the insect told the Idaho Statesman.—
Alex Music
July 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 July 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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