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

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But resorting to litigation rather than negotiating a settlement to this trivial dispute could open a new source of pain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Also, there are plenty of other cheap forwards to choose from before resorting to Isidor.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Some automakers are resorting to shipping vehicles inside containers, while BYD has launched its own fleet of eight car carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

However, Archimedes figured out a way to measure the parabola’s area by resorting to the infinite.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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