Meaning & use
Resorting
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turning to and adopting a course of action, especially an undesirable one, as a means of achieving an end
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After weeks of failed negotiations, the union began resorting to strike action.
She hated resorting to bribery, but felt she had no other choice.
A note on using this word
Almost always followed by the preposition "to"; it implies the option chosen is a last resort rather than a first choice.
Words with a similar meaning
turning tofalling back on
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