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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Last fiscal year, the U.S. resettled more than 100,000 refugees, the highest number in three decades.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The return was also seen as a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that large numbers of Palestinians be resettled in Egypt and Jordan.
—Osama Saleh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump has long portrayed the program, which has historically enjoyed bipartisan support and resettled more than 3 million refugees fleeing war, persecution and violence since 1980, as a security vulnerability and a strain on communities.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Ayotte made an appeal in her speech for businesses being driven out of Massachusetts to resettle in New Hampshire.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The return was also seen as a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that large numbers of Palestinians be resettled in Egypt and Jordan.
—Osama Saleh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump has long portrayed the program, which has historically enjoyed bipartisan support and resettled more than 3 million refugees fleeing war, persecution and violence since 1980, as a security vulnerability and a strain on communities.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Ayotte made an appeal in her speech for businesses being driven out of Massachusetts to resettle in New Hampshire.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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