resettles

verb

present tense third-person singular of resettle
as in migrates
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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  1. migrates
  2. relocates
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  • All the chairs are light enough to move around easily, as the group of guests grows and migrates.
    — Rory Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • Cocoa butter softens and migrates toward the surface, resulting in fat bloom—the chalky, grayish-white film that appears on chocolate that has been temperature-stressed.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026
Definition of migrates
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  • The film stars young newcomer Eylul Guven as Sasha in childhood, whose family relocates to a new home on Vancouver Island at the start of the film.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
  • Ruben’s modern twist on Northanger focused on a young American literature teacher named Catherine Winslet, who relocates to Bath to ghostwrite the memoirs of her eccentric idol, Mrs Daftwood.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Definition of relocates
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