as in relocating
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 resettling
And almost a year after resettling here, DeGeneres herself is still the source of gossip.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF Military Intelligence, reiterated that resettling Gaza is not part of the Israeli government’s declared war objectives.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF Military Intelligence, reiterated that resettling Gaza is not part of the Israeli government’s declared war objectives.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resettling
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In June 2024, the district's administrative team recommended the board consider a seventh- through 12th-grade school configuration by relocating the two middle schools inside the existing Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West high school facilities.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Other stores in the shopping center, meanwhile, have already begun the process of relocating.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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While most humans are brushing their teeth and heading to bed, hundreds of millions of birds are taking to the sky – migrating south for the winter, using the moon and the stars to navigate on a journey that will take them thousands of miles.—
Hannah Chinn,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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Early settlers cared for the seedlings until Chapman returned and sold the inexpensive young trees to people migrating westward.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Resettling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resettling. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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