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Definitions

resettlement

NOUN
emigration
Synonyms
STRONG
colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile exodus expatriation journey leaving march movement peregrination relocation removal settling shift transplanting travel trek voyage wandering
WEAK
homesteading moving reestablishment uprooting
Antonyms
STRONG
arrival entrance
WEAK
arriving immigration remaining
NOUN
immigration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exodus migration travel
STRONG
colonization crossing defection departure displacement exile expatriation journey leaving march movement peregrination relocation removal settling shift transmigration transplanting trek voyage wandering
WEAK
homesteading moving reestablishment uprooting
Antonyms
STRONG
entrance

Example Sentences

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For 18 months, Alia has been waiting in a transit camp in Qatar for her promised resettlement to the US.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Kirawa said the village is very remote and that residents had previously been displaced due to insecurity in Borno state, but "this is the first attack there after their resettlement by the government".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

A surge of young immigrants and immigrants who arrived as part of resettlement programs filled nursing jobs and home health-aide jobs as demand for those positions continued to rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Instead of the refugee resettlement pipeline, most came as students, workers or to reunite with family.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

A refugee resettlement office called the Joint Voluntary Agency opened a file on me, took my picture, and scheduled me for an interview.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau