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

With many Uruguayans opposed to footing the bill, organizers resorted to a raffle to help finance the visit here, offering locals the chance to win an apartment, trips to Rome and 10 pint-size hatchback cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Locals trapped there have resorted to hunting and eating pigeons in recent months, former residents in touch with those in the city told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Many residents have resorted to cooking garden weeds to survive, telling the BBC they are suffering extreme hunger and want to leave.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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

She resorted to all kinds of useless tricks so that Patricia Brown would go get the car with her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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