resorts (to)

present tense third-person singular of resort (to)
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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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Verb
  • InStyle consults hair experts to discover the 15 trending hair colors for fall.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, an up-and-coming FBI agent who reluctantly consults imprisoned murderer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to track down a dangerous serial killer.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Swift haunts Johnson from beyond the grave, and towards the end, a wedding portrait can be seen beside her tombstone.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The memory both haunts and motivates Pugh’s Cathy throughout the series.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • CMOs should be working with their public relations colleagues to strengthen the brand narrative by creating opportunities for earned media coverage in those outlets that are feeding the LLMs the target audience frequents.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The restrictions will be typically attached to signposts and buildings, Romano said, especially frequents around high-volume student residences.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • In the same month Netflix released Train Dreams, the film version of Denis Johnson’s revered short novel about a logger whose deceased baby daughter visits him in the form of a wolf.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Her disabled son, who lives in nearby Round Rock, often visits to escape the bustling traffic, chain stores and rapid growth that have quickly defined many of the outskirts of Austin.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
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“Resorts (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resorts%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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