RESORTED (TO) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

resorted (to)

verb

past tense of resort (to)

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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to go to or spend time in often resorted to the library whenever he felt the need for a little peace and quiet

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Instead of showing who reports to whom, an AI-native org chart could map which employees and AI agents have access to which systems, who can spend from which budgets, and who gets consulted on which projects.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
But seven plaintiffs maintained in court on September 18 that only two relatives, Gilles and Nicholas Flavian, had signed the agreement and that the rest had not been consulted, per the newspaper.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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Reading Un regard, cleverly published during Paris Fashion Week, the book reveals itself to be a self-portrait of a wounded woman, constantly haunted by the fear of disappearing from fashion history.

— Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
This year, spooky season might feel legitimately haunted by the ghosts of hurts, betrayals, and resentments past.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of haunted

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The fallen Jedi’s theme is used again near the end of the film when Adam goes to confront his colleague Tom.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Like the s’mores kits lovingly put together by the staff to be used on the electric firepit on the patio out back.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of used

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Science fiction author Octavia Butler, who grew up in the area, frequented the bookstore.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies killed the mountain lion because of the injury, the animal’s proximity to locations frequented by children and its presence in a populated area.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequented

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The second-year tight end also visited the blue medical tent on the sideline Sunday after a 19-yard catch-and-run in which he got collided hard with a Browns defensive back.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026
Our photographers also visited park openings in Davis and Sacramento, and travelled to the remote Placer County community of Iowa Hill after a sheriff’s deputies engaged in a two-hour shootout with a man who killed a woman in a home nearby.

— Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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