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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Those students, who had organized Cambodian associations in the region, helped resettle refugees as hundreds of thousands of Cambodians were forced to flee the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in 1975.
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Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Many later resettled in U.S. communities, including in Wisconsin.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
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Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Many later resettled in U.S. communities, including in Wisconsin.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for resettle
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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