as in opportunity
something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available
a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference
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Recent Examples of recourse
Betrayed and with no recourse through legal channels, Yuta is plunged into a single harrowing night fighting through layers of organized crime to free his teenage sister from a trafficking network.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Even if a person’s behavior smacked of espionage, the officer’s only recourse was to provide a free ride and a Slurpee.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, a fellow Democrat, warned that having no regulations would hurt Coloradans and leave no recourse for misusing it.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The bank declined to step in, saying a service had been provided and the only recourse was to work with the vendor.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Even if a person’s behavior smacked of espionage, the officer’s only recourse was to provide a free ride and a Slurpee.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, a fellow Democrat, warned that having no regulations would hurt Coloradans and leave no recourse for misusing it.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The bank declined to step in, saying a service had been provided and the only recourse was to work with the vendor.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recourse
Noun
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The two male offenders stood with their parents and attorneys and were given the opportunity to speak at the beginning and end, but both declined.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Riboua believes Israel could go even further than the Litani River, viewing now as its opportunity to rid itself of Hezbollah for good.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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If the assignment is to solve a math problem, again plenty of tools and resources can find the solution, with many such resources even showing you the step-by-step pathway to derive the answer.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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That may leave some to wonder why people downstream from those resources are being asked to conserve water.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Recourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recourse. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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