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resorting

VERB
have recourse to; make use of
Synonyms
STRONG
address affect apply devote direct employ exercise frequent go haunt recur repair run try turn use utilize visit
WEAK
avail oneself of benefit by bring into play fall back on go to head for look to make use of put to use recur to refer to take up turn to
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain break halt ignore misuse shun stay stop
WEAK
avoid dodge

Example Sentences

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“But they have to be real. I think resorting to these one-time solutions has really exacerbated the problem.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

In securities filings, Oracle says its board believes Ellison “has the financial capacity to repay his personal term loans without resorting to the pledged shares.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

She said it shows "how deeply unpopular they are with their own population that it is struggling to recruit adults to staff security checkpoints and is resorting to using children in support roles during wartime".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

That means banks currently warning of $130- to $200-a-barrel oil prices are “not simply resorting to hyperbole,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

“An excellent remedy for the more stubborn forms of acne, bubotuber pus. Should stop students resorting to desperate measures to rid themselves of pimples.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling