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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If at a certain point the person refuses to cooperate, recruiters resort to blackmail, Andriy said, threatening to hand over the correspondence to the SBU.
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Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather than rely on the police and the judiciary system, the state can resort to military action and legitimize international intervention.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
With a limited number of tickets and exorbitant prices of more than $1,000 a piece, die-hard fans are resorting to desperate measures to get cash.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Amid the current crackdown, there are grave concerns that authorities will resort to swift sham trials and arbitrary executions of the protestors, to intimidate people who might dissent.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather than rely on the police and the judiciary system, the state can resort to military action and legitimize international intervention.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
With a limited number of tickets and exorbitant prices of more than $1,000 a piece, die-hard fans are resorting to desperate measures to get cash.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
Amid the current crackdown, there are grave concerns that authorities will resort to swift sham trials and arbitrary executions of the protestors, to intimidate people who might dissent.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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