as in to go (to)
to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage
no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully
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South Florida has the survivors to consult before that option is gone.
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For Nanea, a Hawaiian girl in the 1940s, the company consulted a Pearl Harbor witness.
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“Turn (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turn%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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