resorted (to)

past tense of resort (to)
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as in turned (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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  • Nick and Ray’s Pumpkin Patch, which has been operating since 2000, and offers a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, hay rides, haunted gold mine and a corn maze, according to the farm’s website.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Played by Charlie Hunnam, Gein is haunted by his mother Augusta (Laurie Metcalf), egged on by a dark love interest, Adeline (Suzanna Son) and interacts with victims like Bernice (Lesley Manville) and Evelyn (Addison Rae).
    William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The trail also leads to access points for crags with more than 350 individual routes frequented by Denver-area climbers, and up toward mountaintophomes on Conifer Mountain, just outside the park.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • In 1986, Black consulted on another script for his Lethal Weapon producer, Joel Silver, and that position ultimately led to his casting as Hawkins in John McTiernan’s Predator (1987).
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Slusser previously told Fox News Digital that coaches only consulted with Fleming about preferred roommates, but none of the female players, and that Fleming frequently chose Slusser.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Goldberg-Polin is in New York after having visited Detroit and Chicago.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Hargitay guest starred on season 5, episode 2 of Organized Crime, where Benson visited Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in the hospital.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Resorted (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resorted%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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