resort to
phrasal 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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Constant straightening often leads to heat damage and breakage, which is why many women resort to protective styles, wigs or extensions.
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Bydr. Marita Kinney, Bcc, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
By contrast, Vito—Genovese, that is, not Corleone—pushes drugs aggressively, resorts to violence early and often, and scoffs at any pretensions of legitimacy, especially given the legalized thuggery of the politicians with whom Frank has curried favor.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
At the very least, Drew should have been straight-up about it instead of resorting to her usual vague, smoke-and-mirrors routine.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
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Bydr. Marita Kinney, Bcc, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
By contrast, Vito—Genovese, that is, not Corleone—pushes drugs aggressively, resorts to violence early and often, and scoffs at any pretensions of legitimacy, especially given the legalized thuggery of the politicians with whom Frank has curried favor.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
At the very least, Drew should have been straight-up about it instead of resorting to her usual vague, smoke-and-mirrors routine.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Resort to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resort%20to. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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