as in opportunity
something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available
a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference
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Recent Examples of recourse
If a human bureaucrat violates your rights, there is a precedented legal path for recourse.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Are Californians therefore doomed to suffer from wildfires without recourse?
—Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The advisory stressed that false information, past criminal records, or even minor overstays on previous trips could lead to arrest, deportation, or detention – with no legal recourse.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
In one case, a federal judge ruled that DeSantis violated the Florida Constitution and the First Amendment, but said there was no recourse to restore the prosecutor back into office.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Are Californians therefore doomed to suffer from wildfires without recourse?
—Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The advisory stressed that false information, past criminal records, or even minor overstays on previous trips could lead to arrest, deportation, or detention – with no legal recourse.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
In one case, a federal judge ruled that DeSantis violated the Florida Constitution and the First Amendment, but said there was no recourse to restore the prosecutor back into office.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recourse
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“Recourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recourse. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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