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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Many resort to influencer marketing or guerilla-style tactics — efforts that are inconsistent, hard to measure and often flagged or deleted.
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Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
With systems down company-wide, the beer giant even resorted to filling orders by fax, according to the Independent.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Some rail systems have resorted to extreme tactics to keep people from riding on top of trains.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Struggling to survive in Prohibition Chicago, with the police on their tail and an Irish assassin hot on their tracks, the women resort to crime, selling bootleg liquor to the Irish mob.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
With systems down company-wide, the beer giant even resorted to filling orders by fax, according to the Independent.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Some rail systems have resorted to extreme tactics to keep people from riding on top of trains.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Struggling to survive in Prohibition Chicago, with the police on their tail and an Irish assassin hot on their tracks, the women resort to crime, selling bootleg liquor to the Irish mob.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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