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as in going (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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as in haunting
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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But there’s something else haunting him, fueling his creativity.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025 -
The effect on Lady Bird — and the rest of the nation — was haunting.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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LaRoche is the Founder, CEO, and Lead Coach of Integrity Hoops, which is a basketball training and consulting company.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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And the district announced a lawsuit this month against the consulting firm that helped hire him.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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One was visiting Ramallah and going through the checkpoint in Qalandia into Jerusalem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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This appeal to nuance is perhaps a vestige of Tebow’s years visiting the Philippines, his birthplace, with his parents.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, his biggest strength as a pageant coach doesn’t come from nearly 40 years of civil litigation and frequenting courthouses.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Financial sacrifices, dilemmas loom Norfolk military families said the shutdown had heightened the stakes of their financial choices, from comparison-shopping for the cheapest toilet paper to frequenting Costco to buy in bulk.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Resorting (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resorting%20%28to%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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