as in opportunity
something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available
a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference
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Recent Examples of recourse
As with other clubs who had a commercial deal blocked or adjusted between 2021-24, City could seek further legal recourse to claim compensation.
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Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article MIAMI — Sometimes there is no recourse but to climb back in the hot tub time machine and soak it all in.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
While some hotels enforce strict pest control measures, others downplay complaints, leaving guests with little recourse.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
More likely, however, the pardon would not be successfully challenged, and Congress would have no statutory recourse unless Ex Parte Garland were to be overruled.
—Robert A. Levy, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article MIAMI — Sometimes there is no recourse but to climb back in the hot tub time machine and soak it all in.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
While some hotels enforce strict pest control measures, others downplay complaints, leaving guests with little recourse.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
More likely, however, the pardon would not be successfully challenged, and Congress would have no statutory recourse unless Ex Parte Garland were to be overruled.
—Robert A. Levy, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recourse
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“Recourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recourse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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