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resorted

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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Or had he resorted to Botox in his quest to stave off signs of decline and old age?

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Lindberg then allegedly resorted to bribery, an attempt that the commissioner—who was secretly cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation—caught on camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

So he resorted to posting it - from Newfoundland in Canada.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

He looked quite at a loss for what to say, and resorted to refilling their mugs.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling