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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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told AFP in an exclusive interview he wants to reach a security agreement with Israel once it withdraws from the south, and is determined to disarm Hezbollah without resorting to confrontation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Basically, no film studio wants to give her the budget to turn her books into a movie with real actors, so she’s resorting to AI studios,” wrote one person on Reddit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

"The whole ship was a sweat box," he said, with some passengers in cabins that had no windows resorting to sleeping on the ship's roof.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

In France the government has pestered the public to wet their skin, drink cold soup and block windows with cardboard to beat the heat—anything to avoid resorting to AC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Anthony remained a pacifist and held on to the hope that slavery could be abolished without resorting to fighting.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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