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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resorting (to)
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Everyone is gathered around to hear the evidence that will tell us there wasn’t a ghost at all, nor a demon haunting these proceedings.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Behind the arrogant exterior, though, lies a caring, emotional boy eager to be loved and with a secret that’s haunting him.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Finance companies and consulting firms also use the program, which makes tens of thousands of visas available via a lottery.—
Sankalp Phartiyal,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Their model is a bit like a student consulting a textbook to write a paper rather than writing from memory.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Social media transformed the Internet, drawing in millions of new users and starting a consolidation of website-visiting habits that continues to this day.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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D’Albero hopes that the coverage of the Mondial du Fromage and her win there will get more Americans interested in visiting their neighborhood cheese store and trying new things.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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According to the journals, Westman had recently broken up with a long-term partner, bought three firearms in one month, began frequenting gun ranges, and quit a job at a local marijuana dispensary.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Gray, 19 at the time, and Knockum, 33, knew each other from frequenting a bar called Club Hollywood in the Hoffman Triangle neighborhood of New Orleans.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Resorting (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resorting%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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