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as in goes (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 haunts
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 resorts (to)
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After turning Balthazar and Minetta Tavern into legendary New York haunts the pair went out on their own and opened hit restaurants up and down Manhattan together.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Thia was sent to this dread planet by the Weyland-Yutani corporation, the famously evil entity that haunts most of the Alien movies.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Fisk worked closely with Safdie to envision some of the film’s biggest set pieces, including the table tennis parlor Marty Mauser frequents that is based on Lawrence’s Broadway Table Tennis Club.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2025
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In 2021, the younger Zaman and Ghiasi opened Little Flower, a halal coffee shop in Astoria, which became a beloved haunt of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who also frequents Zaman’s father’s restaurant, Sami’s Kabab House.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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Newsome takes in Elland Road as an ex-player in the hospitality lounges nowadays, and visits away grounds as a summariser for BBC Radio Leeds.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The seven-night Alaska Dawes Glacier itinerary on Celebrity Edge cruises round-trip from Seattle and visits Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, sailing through the scenic Endicott Arm and Inside Passage along the way.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The decision was made without input from an advisory committee that typically consults on the vaccine schedule, said senior officials at HHS.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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This level of integration could be a significant boon to the department, said Brian Higgins, a lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who consults with public safety departments across the nation.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Resorts (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resorts%20%28to%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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