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 What began as one London restaurant is now a global hospitality and entertainment empire, spanning cafes, hotels, casinos, resorts, and live venues in cities across the globe. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026 All of these key episodes happened in agreeable resorts, seaside ports, and villages, far from the sophisticated cities assumed to have been the cauldrons of modernism. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Three of the Florida Keys’ most famous luxury resorts have changed hands in just three months, drawing nearly half a billion dollars from investors betting on a market defined by scarcity. — Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 In Desert Sands, those kids have parents who work at the resorts, golf courses and restaurants across Palm Springs. — Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Once populated by Native Americans, Jackson is known today for its ski resorts. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 About Six Flags Six Flags, North America’s largest regional amusement park operator, oversees 34 parks and nine resorts across the continent. — Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 The company now owns and operates 34 amusement parks and nine resorts across North America. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 In 2012, Larry Ellison bought almost all of Lānaʻi in Hawaii for about $300 million, acquiring most of its homes, businesses, and resorts. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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The few clubs and bars in Sokoto city are his haunts, and the scene for him is no different from those in the more liberal southern Nigeria.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the most gorgeous haunts in San Francisco is becoming a pretty good place to just gorge.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of haunts

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Institutional investors still seem to see growth opportunities, even if some sovereign wealth funds show signs of potential pullbacks.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Analysts at the bank said the company's slow delivery of agentic AI to customers is limiting monetization opportunities for SAP, and may lead some customers to seek other routes to adopt the technology in the near-term.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of opportunities

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Pawloski said Amazon seemed to invest fewer resources into improving MTurk at the same time as more data labeling services arrived, causing many turkers to shift to competing platforms.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Verify the true cost, map the timeline, and protect resources for what matters most.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026