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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Among other foreign policy initiatives, Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to join as the 51st state, advocated for U.S. control of the Panama Canal, pushed to purchase Greenland, implemented tariffs and suggested that the U.S. take ownership of Gaza and resettle Palestinians elsewhere.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Before Trump proposed resettling Gazans outside the enclave, Egypt and other Arab states had shown little interest in Gaza's reconstruction.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Little Saigon has been a nucleus for the Vietnamese American community since the fall of Saigon in 1975, when many of the two million who fled that country resettled in suburban Orange County.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Handing Beijing such a prime piece of real estate, next to the Tower of London and in the shadow of the skyscrapers of London’s City, has set off a storm of opposition from neighborhood residents, China hawks in the British Parliament and Hong Kong democracy advocates who have resettled in Britain.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Before Trump proposed resettling Gazans outside the enclave, Egypt and other Arab states had shown little interest in Gaza's reconstruction.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Little Saigon has been a nucleus for the Vietnamese American community since the fall of Saigon in 1975, when many of the two million who fled that country resettled in suburban Orange County.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Handing Beijing such a prime piece of real estate, next to the Tower of London and in the shadow of the skyscrapers of London’s City, has set off a storm of opposition from neighborhood residents, China hawks in the British Parliament and Hong Kong democracy advocates who have resettled in Britain.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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