resort to
phrasal 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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July in full swing sees top media executives and an impressive political cohort gathered at a storied mountain resort to hike, chat and whitewater raft.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 July 2024
Members of the cannabis committee expressed hesitancy to resort to receivership.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 9 July 2024
After resorting to desperate measures by burning down a boardinghouse and stealing money and a palomino horse, Tom and Polly set out for San Francisco.
—Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
Others may have resorted to going to a Western Union or other check cashing place to take out money or send a payment to a credit card company or landlord.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 July 2024
Members of the cannabis committee expressed hesitancy to resort to receivership.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 9 July 2024
After resorting to desperate measures by burning down a boardinghouse and stealing money and a palomino horse, Tom and Polly set out for San Francisco.
—Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
Others may have resorted to going to a Western Union or other check cashing place to take out money or send a payment to a credit card company or landlord.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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