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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resorted

The filmmakers followed the heated battles as people in the divided community resorted to screaming and name-calling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

States have resorted to Rube Goldberg-like schemes to obtain drugs from abroad, sometimes under false pretenses, or have used drugs that are expired or improperly stored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

As with his mother, who wrote tall tales during his Northern Irish youth, Cohn resorted to literary imagination and exaggeration to bring the story to life.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Todd Luong has resorted to paying his real-estate agents to hold open houses, because no one wants to staff one.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Clare resorted to pleading, though it pained his every undead cell.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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