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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In 2016, the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency, JVS resettled 600 refugees from a dozen countries into the Kansas City area.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
Although the refugee program has historically enjoyed bipartisan support and has resettled more than 3 million refugees fleeing persecution since 1980, Trump has long portrayed it as a security vulnerability and a strain on communities.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
The president announced his ideas for resettling Palestinians from Gaza and taking ownership of the territory for the U.S. during a press conference last week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Trump has suggested that those countries should help resettle Gazans on their territory.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
Although the refugee program has historically enjoyed bipartisan support and has resettled more than 3 million refugees fleeing persecution since 1980, Trump has long portrayed it as a security vulnerability and a strain on communities.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
The president announced his ideas for resettling Palestinians from Gaza and taking ownership of the territory for the U.S. during a press conference last week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Trump has suggested that those countries should help resettle Gazans on their territory.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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