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resettle

verb

Definition of resettle

as in to relocate

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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Recent Examples of resettle The missing man’s wife, Fatimah, and another son, 22-year-old Faisal, were meeting with two people from the agency that had resettled the family in Buffalo a year earlier. — Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026 After traveling from her native Jamaica to Colombia, her asylum application was approved in January 2025 to resettle in America. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 June 2026 Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 Since its founding nearly 44 years ago, RefugeeOne has resettled more than 22,000 refugees from all the major world crises to the Chicagoland area, according to communications director Sally Schulze. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for resettle

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They can also be used to keep the satellite in orbit over the years, or potentially relocate the satellite later down the line.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
However, Archie has remained largely out of the public eye since Meghan and Harry stepped back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Definition of relocate

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His winning series was captured in the waters of Anilao, Philippines, where pelagic and larval marine life migrate from the depths each night to feed under the cover of darkness.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Bozovic sees it as part of a larger trend of wealthy people migrating to South Florida — bringing their money and business with them.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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