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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Trump has called for Gaza’s population to be resettled elsewhere permanently so the United States can take over the territory and develop it for others.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump has called for Gaza's population to be resettled elsewhere permanently, so that the United States can take over the territory and develop it for others.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The inability to resettle refugees affects revenue in both the public and private sectors, according to Denise Gilman, a law professor and director of the Immigration Clinic at UT Austin.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
Following the Chernobyl disaster, they were resettled within Polesia to two different villages, Skrygalaŭ, about 50 miles northwest of Bely Berag, and Skarodnae, about 30 miles southwest.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump has called for Gaza's population to be resettled elsewhere permanently, so that the United States can take over the territory and develop it for others.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The inability to resettle refugees affects revenue in both the public and private sectors, according to Denise Gilman, a law professor and director of the Immigration Clinic at UT Austin.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
Following the Chernobyl disaster, they were resettled within Polesia to two different villages, Skrygalaŭ, about 50 miles northwest of Bely Berag, and Skarodnae, about 30 miles southwest.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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