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Recourse vs. Resort
Recourse
/rɪˈkɔːs/Examples:
He sought recourse through legal channels to resolve the dispute.Farmers often have recourse to loans during difficult seasons.In emergencies, they had recourse to the stored supplies.
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Resort
/rɪˈzɔːt/Examples:
Venerable parent promptly resorts to anathematization, and turns him out.It permits no headlong resort to the wilderness and sterile virtue.One has sometimes to resort to these little devices..
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Recourse often indicates seeking help or remedy, almost like re-COURSing towards a solution.
- Resort implies using an option that may not be the first choice, akin to taking a trip to a resort when other vacation plans fall through.
- Resort can also imply more permanent or frequent action, while recourse is often used in more urgent or dire contexts.
- Remember recourse when thinking of course of action taken to solve a problem, while resort is more like a fallback.
- Resort and resources sound alike, but resort is often a backup plan, unlike resources which are an asset.
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