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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Most have resorted to traveling at night.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Recently, the new Panera boss, Paul Carbone, seemed to admit that his company had basically resorted to both shrinkflation and skimplation, as well as standard price hikes.
—NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The queen had resorted to selling Crown lands and imposing loans, and when these proved insufficient, was forced to draw increasingly large sums from the Exchequer.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Instead of resorting to green screens, del Toro and his team handcrafted a practical ship encased in ice on its way to the North Pole.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Recently, the new Panera boss, Paul Carbone, seemed to admit that his company had basically resorted to both shrinkflation and skimplation, as well as standard price hikes.
—NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The queen had resorted to selling Crown lands and imposing loans, and when these proved insufficient, was forced to draw increasingly large sums from the Exchequer.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Instead of resorting to green screens, del Toro and his team handcrafted a practical ship encased in ice on its way to the North Pole.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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