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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Of those who survived, many resettled in San Jose, now home to the largest Vietnamese population in a single city outside Vietnam.
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Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Now, Khan, her husband and their three children have resettled in Fort Worth to build a new life — one that includes an education for their two daughters and son.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Between August 2021 and August 2024, nearly 150,000 Afghans resettled in the United States, according to .
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Afghans who helped aid the U.S. war effort and their families have been primarily able to resettle in the U.S. through the Special Immigrant Visa program and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jovi Dai, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Now, Khan, her husband and their three children have resettled in Fort Worth to build a new life — one that includes an education for their two daughters and son.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
Between August 2021 and August 2024, nearly 150,000 Afghans resettled in the United States, according to .
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Afghans who helped aid the U.S. war effort and their families have been primarily able to resettle in the U.S. through the Special Immigrant Visa program and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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