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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During a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February, Trump floated the idea of the U.S. taking over Gaza and resettling Palestinians elsewhere.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
As the ability to treat initial, or primary, tumors has improved, people survive early rounds with cancer only to come back years or decades later when the cancer has somehow resettled in a new tissue, such as brain, lung or bone.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump has proposed that Gaza’s population be resettled in other countries so the U.S. can redevelop the territory for others.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Uniting For Ukraine launched quickly in the spring of 2022, allowing people in the U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to help Ukrainians resettle.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
As the ability to treat initial, or primary, tumors has improved, people survive early rounds with cancer only to come back years or decades later when the cancer has somehow resettled in a new tissue, such as brain, lung or bone.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump has proposed that Gaza’s population be resettled in other countries so the U.S. can redevelop the territory for others.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Uniting For Ukraine launched quickly in the spring of 2022, allowing people in the U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to help Ukrainians resettle.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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