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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With nowhere to live, many former residents resettled in Long Beach and the South Bay.
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Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
Amid the uncertainty, companies helping resettle refugees are already refusing to hire migrants whose work authorizations expire in less than six months.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The department is also planning to eliminate some divisions tasked with oversight of America's two-decade involvement in Afghanistan, including an office focused on resettling Afghan nationals who worked alongside the U.S. military.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
The order left many refugee advocates who have worked for years to resettle vulnerable people enraged.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 21 May 2025
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Claire Wang, NBC news, 31 May 2025
Amid the uncertainty, companies helping resettle refugees are already refusing to hire migrants whose work authorizations expire in less than six months.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The department is also planning to eliminate some divisions tasked with oversight of America's two-decade involvement in Afghanistan, including an office focused on resettling Afghan nationals who worked alongside the U.S. military.
—Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
The order left many refugee advocates who have worked for years to resettle vulnerable people enraged.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for resettle
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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