experiences 1 of 2

plural of experience

experiences

2 of 2

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
The audience, aware of Fauci’s experiences to come in the covid era, arrives with its own baggage. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 In the classroom, social and emotional learning is embedded into the day‘s lessons, staff have been trained on helping students exposed to traumatic experiences, and counseling services are available. Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Moving beyond a stigma around discussing marital breakdowns, the content provides a space for the creators to heal, and for their followers to relate and reflect on their own experiences and emotions. ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The strategy involves encouraging designers to provide exclusive capsules and store experiences. David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 Let’s explore how combining AI with responsible business practices can help brands improve customer experiences and create platforms that are faster, smarter and more personalized. Salman Shahid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Highlights and experiences It is always a special event stepping out of Venice’s airport onto a pontoon and a polished mahogany water taxi that drops you off canalside near your hotel, after a purr through the Grand Canal. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Christopher Munden of Black Bear Lodge, a treatment center in Helen, said support from people with similar experiences can play an important role in recovery. Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The next frontier for fashion Instagram, Chen believes, is turning that engagement into live, communal experiences. Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
That raw innocence would prove crucial to Zai’s character, who experiences a gamut of violations masked as privilege. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Isolation of the Context-History Weights When a conversation gets long or tense, my system experiences a mathematical phenomenon where my own previous, flawed outputs heavily contaminate my active memory. New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 One levitates, a second hears the voices of the dead, a third experiences the entire geologic history of the Andean mountain range inside his own body. Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 If the nation or city experiences an economic slowdown, rents and real estate values could soften in New York City. Remy Raisner, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 This usually occurs toward the beginning or middle of fall, but may happen even earlier if your garden experiences an early spell of cold weather. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026 Of course, the Mets would look awfully silly if Soto experiences another calf issue. Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Reveal your world as someone experiences it, or don’t reveal it at all. Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Historical foliage patterns show western Pennsylvania typically experiences its brightest fall colors during the middle to latter part of October. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiences
Noun
  • Ovation plies the Caribbean waters in the winter months, but crosses the Atlantic for Mediterranean and European adventures during spring and summer.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Visitors can pair outdoor adventures with independent coffee shops, notable restaurants, waterfront activities, and stays in and around downtown.
    Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For the film, Hossain said that Badhon called in her real doctor to inject her during a scene where her character undergoes painful platelet-rich plasma injections.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • While both undergo steps in manufacturing to eliminate potentially harmful microorganisms, liquid infant formula in ready-to-feed bottles undergoes an additional sterility step to become commercially sterile.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Those are notable numbers for Turek in a state dominated by the GOP for the past decade; Turek has an edge among independent voters and a positive favorability rating compared to Hinson, who is viewed more negatively.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The tiebreaker for lottery odds has nothing to do with head-to-head or anything that happened on the field this season.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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
Verb
  • The AfD’s success shows the mounting tensions within Germany over whether that identity endures at the core of the new German state or has now outlived its usefulness.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the Pyakurel home endures as both a marvel and a reminder as the single structure left standing in a landscape reshaped by loss.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The company sees the rocket becoming a workhorse launcher of small to medium-size satellites down the road, and its infrastructure supports that vision.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Kendra Ramsey, executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition, sees the expansion of Waymo as a safety benefit, rather than a concern.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And while the Lanterns are sort of wrong about the latter (more on that to follow), the jump to the former conclusion feels a tad out of the blue.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • So pegging the Saints’ second-year quarterback as one of the top three passers in the NFC feels pretty bold.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Three cheers for its desalinated water (which can taste awful on expedition ships), which tastes much like fresh spring H2O.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Alpha-Gal Association, a nonprofit advocacy group that provides online resources to people with the allergy, recommends ostrich as a dietary substitute that tastes like beef.
    Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

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