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resorted

  • past participle
    of resort.
    resort
    verb (used without object)
    to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource.
  • past tense form
    of resort.
    resort
    verb (used without object)
    to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource.

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Those who were too afraid to go out in the city had resorted to cooking garden weeds to survive.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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

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

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

I’d never resorted to bad language, though I’d heard my share of it from T. Ray or else read it in public restrooms.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd