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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Under previous governments, the country argued that the presence of many Ukrainian refugees (even before the full-scale Russian invasion of 2022) meant Poland should not be obliged to resettle refugees from the Middle East and Africa.
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Such efforts are financed by individual donations made by local residents, including some who resettled in Europe and the Middle East during the war and remain abroad.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
The suspension of refugee processing and foreign aid funding cuts issued on Jan. 20 affected tens of thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. and stopped aid that helps SIV recipients transit to and resettle in the U.S.
—Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: CCC has resettled nearly 1,500 people in the Richmond area between 2019 and 2025, according to Dillon.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Such efforts are financed by individual donations made by local residents, including some who resettled in Europe and the Middle East during the war and remain abroad.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
The suspension of refugee processing and foreign aid funding cuts issued on Jan. 20 affected tens of thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. and stopped aid that helps SIV recipients transit to and resettle in the U.S.
—Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
By the numbers: CCC has resettled nearly 1,500 people in the Richmond area between 2019 and 2025, according to Dillon.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 19 Mar. 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 8 Apr. 2025.
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