as in undergoing
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 experiencing
These are the New Yorkers experiencing invisible hunger behind closed doors.
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Beth Shapiro, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Such districts are often formed when a school district is experiencing a burst of development or enrollment growth concentrated in certain areas, explained Erica Gonzales, a managing director at the investment bank Stifel who specializes in California school financing.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Several residents reported experiencing the quake in and around the Frazier Park area according to the USGS DYFI report.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Women's soccer is experiencing a surge in popularity across the United States, and that momentum has reached Denver.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Multiple airports have been experiencing greater than 40% callout rates of TSA workers, and nearly 500 of the agency’s nearly 50,000 transportation security officers have quit during the shutdown.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Southern California is experiencing the hottest March on record, leading to a surge in snow runoff from the mountains.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Earlier Sunday evening, LaGuardia Airport warned that many flights were experiencing delays and disruptions due to weather conditions.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
The country, meanwhile, was experiencing a series of convulsions.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Beth Shapiro, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Such districts are often formed when a school district is experiencing a burst of development or enrollment growth concentrated in certain areas, explained Erica Gonzales, a managing director at the investment bank Stifel who specializes in California school financing.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Several residents reported experiencing the quake in and around the Frazier Park area according to the USGS DYFI report.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Women's soccer is experiencing a surge in popularity across the United States, and that momentum has reached Denver.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Multiple airports have been experiencing greater than 40% callout rates of TSA workers, and nearly 500 of the agency’s nearly 50,000 transportation security officers have quit during the shutdown.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Southern California is experiencing the hottest March on record, leading to a surge in snow runoff from the mountains.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Earlier Sunday evening, LaGuardia Airport warned that many flights were experiencing delays and disruptions due to weather conditions.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
The country, meanwhile, was experiencing a series of convulsions.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiencing
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Before its arrival in Split, the Ford was undergoing repairs in the US Navy’s base in Crete, Greece, after a fire broke out in the ship’s laundry area on March 12.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the 1970s, the world of the watch was undergoing a revolution that even those who instigated it could scarcely understand.—
David Szondy
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Videos on the Instagram page for the restaurant show a packed establishment late at night with young people having fun and drinking, with a long line outside.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Azimi said having Pahlavi as the head of Iran would bring democracy back to the country and end the humanitarian crisis there.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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His enduring dedication and consistent leadership contributed significantly to the growth of the NFL and influenced its identity.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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The private nature of the concert, paired with McCartney’s enduring cultural influence, drew a mix of musicians, actors and industry figures—many of whom are rarely seen together in such a setting.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Whizzing by the moon up to 6,000 miles above the surface, the astronauts will also glimpse the celestial body's full disk, seeing sights that not even the Apollo astronauts witnessed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Being embedded meant slowing down, listening, and understanding the genealogy of the triennial itself—seeing HT25 not as a rupture, but as part of an ongoing continuum.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Those non-native plants, which include heirloom fruit trees like peaches, plums and apricots, have started feeling the impacts of a warmer and drier climate, according to Cowen.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Experiencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiencing. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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