Thesaurus results for RESORTS

resorts

noun

plural of resort

as in haunts

a place for spending time or for socializing the island port was once the resort of smugglers, pirates, and other unsavory characters

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as in opportunities

something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available use this money only as a last resort

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Recent Examples of resorts Experiences includes the company’s theme parks, resorts and cruise lines. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 Rule changes were discussed at resorts around various Southwestern cities. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026 Switzerland makes a huge amount of money from rich foreigners seeking better health, and spas and alternative-healing resorts are often built to cater to voguish international tastes. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 From gingerbread house competitions and ice skating to holiday trains and visits from Santa, these Southern resorts make Christmas extra magical for families. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2026 Condé Nast Traveler readers also picked the best spa resorts, cruise lines and hotels in the world. — Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Across its three Macao resorts, Melco operates nine hotels, seven of them proprietary brands. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026 The group now runs 15 hotels throughout Europe, including city hotels in Paris, London, and Venice, countryside estates in the Cotswolds and Biarritz, mountain chalets in Verbier and Val d’Isère, and seaside resorts in Ibiza and Menorca. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026 BofA’s category covers arts and crafts, hobby shops, ski resorts, outdoor retailers, educational toys and some toy stores. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

At Dulles, the local nod in the Etihad Airways-Chase Sapphire lounge is largely limited to photos of matchboxes from classic haunts like Clyde’s and Le Diplomate.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
Totally suggests the pensive headspace of an adult returning to his childhood haunts trying to make sense of it all.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of haunts

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In Singapore, where retail payments are already highly efficient, stablecoins may have fewer applications in consumer transactions, while corporate payments could offer greater opportunities, Driver said.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Organizations that proactively consider employee skill sets and willingness or desire for change can then weigh those skills and desires against firm needs, bringing more opportunities to their employee set.

— Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of opportunities

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The original plan changed because of substantial delays caused by global conflicts and suppliers redirecting their resources towards military products, including drones and missiles.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot argued that Israel needed to concentrate its military resources on defeating Hamas in the south before embarking on another major conflict.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026