resort (to)

Definition of resort (to)next
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as in to go (to)
to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage unable to achieve their ends politically, some of the opposition groups have begun to resort to violence

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Verb
  • The community services district worked with Environmental Science Associates to execute the requirement, including consulting with Native American tribal partners.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Families use them to consult doctors remotely, arrange transport to distant clinics, send photos of wounds and symptoms, ask relatives for money, document abuse and reach schooling that is no longer available in person to many girls and women.
    Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Renata, the lesbian narrator of Natalie Adler’s impressionistic debut, is literally haunted by ghosts after losing so many friends.
    Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Boltanski’s haunting installation consists of rusting archive boxes stacked to form dark, narrow passageways.
    Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • It’s frequented by rare and endangered animals such as melonhead whales, Hawaiian monk seals, and hawksbill and green sea turtles.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The two performed together in London in both 2014 and 2018 and have frequented many times.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Though the stalls outside the Mercato Centrale in San Lorenzo mainly sell fake leather goods and cheap souvenirs, the actual market is worth visiting.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Al-Sharaa, who visited the White House last year, is also slated to meet Wednesday with a congressional delegation led by Senate Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
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“Resort (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resort%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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