resettle
verb
re·set·tle (ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl 
resettled; resettling
1
transitive : to settle (someone or something) again or anew
especially : to move (people) to a new place to live
efforts to resettle refugees
2
intransitive : to become settled again or anew (as after disturbance or upheaval)
The family resettled in the United States.
resettlement
noun
plural resettlements
the resettlement of refugees
a resettlement program
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Catholic churches in Angola have played a central role in welcoming and resettling those crossing the 1,560-mile (2,511-kilometer) border between the two nations. —
Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 Sediqa Fahimi and Mursal Fahimi are sisters who were evacuated from Afghanistan and resettled in the United States after the fall of Kabul in 2021. —Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 To avoid the radioactivity and ground shocks, planners estimated that approximately 30,000 people, half of them Indigenous, would have to be evacuated and resettled. —The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 After resettling in Los Angeles, Motown producer Hal Davis started recruiting him for sessions. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resettle
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Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 Sediqa Fahimi and Mursal Fahimi are sisters who were evacuated from Afghanistan and resettled in the United States after the fall of Kabul in 2021. —Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 To avoid the radioactivity and ground shocks, planners estimated that approximately 30,000 people, half of them Indigenous, would have to be evacuated and resettled. —The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 After resettling in Los Angeles, Motown producer Hal Davis started recruiting him for sessions. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resettle
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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