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experiences 1 of 2

noun

plural of experience
as in adventures
an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand related in a book his experiences as a roving correspondent for network TV news

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experiences

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verb

present tense third-person singular of experience
as in undergoes
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one

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Recent Examples of experiences
Noun
Eight dining experiences are complimentary and on-point with food and drink trends. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 There’s a new travel season just around the corner and Lonely Planet has released its list of 50 destinations and experiences to inspire your adventures in the year ahead. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 The new venue comes with a 48-speaker spatial sound system designed to work for both traditional front-facing audiences and in-the-round experiences. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Arts on the Boardwalk Enjoy hands-on experiences, art exhibits, performances including dance, music and theatrical components and more at Arts on the Boardwalk. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Some locations will have new experiences like a Creator studio, a space where influencers, creators and toys brands can make content and introduce new products, toy reveals and launches, as well as candy shops and cafés. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 What was once rare is now routine, woven into the ordinary experiences of modern digital life. — Will Jones, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Studies that followed African American adolescents and Latino/a adolescents have found a link between experiences of discrimination and depressive symptoms that linger years later. — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 Feelings are simply experiences to be had, rather than invitations for self-condemnation. — Marisa G. Franco, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
The underlying need may be compliance support, but that’s rarely how the buyer experiences the problem. — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Earth experiences two equinoxes each year — the first in March and the second in September — when the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the sky directly above Earth's equator. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Another miner, Rick Ness experiences a health crisis this season. — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Vivacious and prone to daydreaming, Julián experiences a culture shock under Carmela’s roof — there’s impressive attention to detail in the production design inside her home, down to the magnets on her refrigerator. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 In the quantum world, the falling path from the atom’s point of view experiences no gravity or any other force, and its wave should not pick up any extra phase. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Martin advised anyone who has visited the area since late August who experiences flu-like symptoms to contact a health care provider as soon as possible. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 The attack that Susan experiences in the finale is also different, because in the book, Thom (Campbell) and her are attacked together by the possible killer. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Sometimes a player experiences a season in the sun and falls back to Earth, as Matt Kemp and Jacoby Ellsbury did in 2011. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiences
  1. adventures
  2. undergoes
  3. has
  4. witnesses
  5. endures
  6. sees
  7. feels
  8. tastes
Noun
  • And so on, the point being that the characters of Strange New Worlds have not only had adventures; the show has let those adventures reshape the characters’ personalities through growth and change.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Start your child young as far as global adventures and sophistication are concerned by cocooning them in this indulgent, miniature version of the above The Ritz-Carlton robe.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of adventures
Verb
  • The experiments showed that BCF undergoes degradation after accepting an electron.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Plans for Macabre Cinema, the third West Bottoms attraction owned and operated by Full Moon Productions, have yet to be finalized as its building undergoes redevelopment.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of undergoes
Verb
  • The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Packers lose lineman Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele has a torn patellar tendon and expects to miss the rest of the season.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of has
Verb
  • This does not sit well with Chapel, who witnesses the exchange then storms off angrily.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The film follows a young security guard in Manila who accidentally witnesses a high-profile murder involving an American movie star.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of witnesses
Verb
  • Exploring the dialogue between Italy’s artisanal heritage and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, the event considers how the handmade endures in an era of rapid innovation.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Although the lack of reliable official statistics makes this hard to confirm, and although Cuba still endures far less violence than several of its neighbors, fear of robbery and assault has altered many Cubans’ daily routines.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of endures
Verb
  • Surely, The New York Times suggests in its review of the book, Green sees himself in Juniper’s need to be taken seriously as an adult.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Naish looks at that long curved snout and sees an ibis, one of the wading birds with a slender downcurved bill.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Sixteen years later, the rainmaker still feels pain in his leg.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The useful question is whether the choice still feels worthwhile once the excitement fades.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of feels
Verb
  • Healthier Potato Salad This potato salad looks just like your classic barbecue or potluck dish (and tastes pretty similar too).
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This includes endemic tenca tomatoes, fragrant Chilean saffron, and several unique culinary herbs, including shield-leaf sorrel, which tastes like bitter lemon.
    — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of tastes

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“Experiences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiences. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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