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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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Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“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

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

Although many actors have played the part, it’s hard to imagine anyone better suited to it than Mr. Radcliffe, who still retains his ability to be convincingly juvenile without resorting to arch aww-cuteness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Here she is reaching up, without resorting to tiptoes, to put it on the top shelf.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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