resort to
verb
resorted to; resorting to; resorts to
: to do or use (something) especially because no other choices are possible
He had to resort to asking his parents for money.
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If voters reject the bond initiatives, Wooden said the utility company would resort to using higher debt financing tools to cover the cost of the improvement projects, which would ultimately come at a high cost to customers.
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Dylan Lysen
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Often lacking such a clear subject, the generator resorted to producing images of a person talking surrounded by people listening, or a (white, male) professor at his desk or drawing calculations on chalkboards.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
On 16 December 2021, typhoon Odette rang in a new chapter, wrecking the island and reducing much of the resort to rubble.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
During the campaign, Six Senses Laamu’s Maldives Underwater Initiative and Blue Marine Foundation persuaded 37 resorts to protect more than 830,000 square meters of seagrass around resort islands.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Dylan Lysen
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Often lacking such a clear subject, the generator resorted to producing images of a person talking surrounded by people listening, or a (white, male) professor at his desk or drawing calculations on chalkboards.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
On 16 December 2021, typhoon Odette rang in a new chapter, wrecking the island and reducing much of the resort to rubble.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
During the campaign, Six Senses Laamu’s Maldives Underwater Initiative and Blue Marine Foundation persuaded 37 resorts to protect more than 830,000 square meters of seagrass around resort islands.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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