resort to
verb
resorted to; resorting to; resorts to
: to do or use (something) especially because no other choices are possible
He had to resort to asking his parents for money.
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Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City.
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Summer uses a family trip to a Caribbean resort to cause chaos and sabotage the relationship.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The confusion is intensified for those who don’t speak English, who often resorted to communicating with the clerk through hand signals.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Authorities have resorted to setting up temporary open-air body identification zones near the port, where families attempt to identify remains under difficult conditions.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Summer uses a family trip to a Caribbean resort to cause chaos and sabotage the relationship.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The confusion is intensified for those who don’t speak English, who often resorted to communicating with the clerk through hand signals.
—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Authorities have resorted to setting up temporary open-air body identification zones near the port, where families attempt to identify remains under difficult conditions.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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