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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But most of those leaving have resettled elsewhere in the state.
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Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In 1947, his family, along with millions of other Hindu refugees, was forced by sectarian violence to leave Lahore when the city became part of Pakistan, and resettle in a new India.
—Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And she’s resettled them into your communities to prey upon innocent American people.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
Driven by patriotism and a desire to support their country’s recovery, Ibrahimi’s parents resettled the family in Kabul.
—Eibhlis Gale-Coleman, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In 1947, his family, along with millions of other Hindu refugees, was forced by sectarian violence to leave Lahore when the city became part of Pakistan, and resettle in a new India.
—Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And she’s resettled them into your communities to prey upon innocent American people.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
Driven by patriotism and a desire to support their country’s recovery, Ibrahimi’s parents resettled the family in Kabul.
—Eibhlis Gale-Coleman, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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