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Common collocations with resort to in American Collocation

resort to phrasal verb transitive

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dishonest or illegal

bribery
cheating
crime
subterfuge
trick
trickery

We discovered that some students had resorted to cheating in order to pass the test.

method

expedient
means
measure
remedy
strategy
tactic

Refugees may resort to illegal means of escape.

violence or threats

force
intimidation
terrorism
violence

These groups were not afraid to resort to intimidation or violence to achieve their aims.