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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With so many questions about that side of the ball, particularly in the secondary, the Bills may need to resort to being a bit of a shootout team for the here and now.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Marooned in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes, these survivors must resort to drastic means to stay alive and find their way back home.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Plants That Repel Squirrels Gardeners often resort to many different squirrel control methods.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The flight landed safely, with a source close to the matter telling TIME that pilots resorted to using paper maps.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Marooned in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes, these survivors must resort to drastic means to stay alive and find their way back home.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Plants That Repel Squirrels Gardeners often resort to many different squirrel control methods.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
The flight landed safely, with a source close to the matter telling TIME that pilots resorted to using paper maps.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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