RESETTLEMENTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

resettlements

noun

plural of resettlement

as in relocations

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Noun

Enterprise-sized businesses spend, on average, 28 percent of their software budgets on unwanted upgrades, migrations, and licensing changes.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
That figure reflects performance on OpenAI’s test suite, not a guarantee of error-free migrations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of migrations

Noun

But this is 2026 and the world is weaning off larger displacements.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
For two different transitions, the researchers measured displacements of about 240 ± 16 nanometers and 463 ± 20 nanometers, closely matching their theoretical predictions of roughly 232 and 464 nanometers.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of displacements

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The Justice Department sued all 15 of the federal judges in Maryland over a standing order that temporarily blocks the immediate removal of immigrants challenging their deportations.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
In May 2025, the Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll found voters trusted Republicans more than Democrats on immigration and deportations by an average of 15 points.

— Stephen Fowler, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deportations

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Combined with one of the largest diasporas globally, this allows luxury brands to connect with affluent Indian consumers both at home and beyond.

— Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Old-time music, in other words, is the music of diasporas, fed into a blender and then worked into a froth.

— David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of diasporas

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Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
The lens design features 16 elements, including four extra-low dispersions (ED) elements and three aspherical elements, along with Nikon's advanced lens coatings to minimize chromatic aberration and ghosting even in challenging lighting conditions.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Definition of dispersions

Noun

Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026

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