underwent

verb

past tense of undergo
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college

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Recent Examples of underwent Six weeks later, Allan underwent surgery to remove his breast. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 On April 9th, a few hours before Lanitis received her infusion, Hawrylak herself underwent an alpha-lipoic-acid treatment. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Romano and Rooney underwent cancer screenings because of her family's history of the disease. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Brenan underwent six rounds of a common combination chemotherapy, followed by chest radiation and later whole-brain radiation after the cancer spread. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 Half underwent an invasive procedure such as biopsies, endoscopies, or surgery. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026 Beyond its landing systems, Space Rider also underwent separate thermal protection testing earlier this year, exposing its heat-shield materials to temperatures around 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit (1,600 degrees Celsius) in plasma wind tunnel trials. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Butker underwent surgery on his left knee during the 2024 season and missed four games. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Reyes said that additional removals must halt while the case, filed by the DC Preservation League and two golfers earlier this year in hopes of stopping the renovation, underwent further review. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwent
  1. experienced
  2. had
  3. endured
  4. saw
  5. suffered
Verb
  • Codex pushes Git to its limits OpenAI’s monorepo experienced a sharp increase in development activity over the past year.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For Sallam, the film grew out of a broader conviction that history is most powerful when experienced through individual lives.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of experienced
Verb
  • This also had a boat trip included, a lovely way to cool off after a day walking Barcelona’s lanes.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • According to the company, about 65,000 California Community College student accounts were impacted by data changes, roughly 1,000 were accessed and 400 had financial aid refunds taken out.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of had
Verb
  • But up to this point, DIIV have endured—thrived, even—because of their refusal to capitulate to the industry winds that swirled around them.
    — Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its legacy in American fashion has endured for more than 150 years, with the denim staple finding fans across generations—from Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in the 1990s to supermodels Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid today.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of endured
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
Verb
  • The Dolphins edge suffered a stinger and is questionable to return.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Arizona State quarterback Jake Fette finished the late afternoon with 166 yards and two touchdowns, but the Sun Devils suffered their third road loss to a top-10 opponent this season.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of suffered

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“Underwent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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