underwent

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 The characters Alex and Cole underwent their own evolutions as love interests. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Northlake Mall reinvents itself, too The department store’s move comes as Northlake Mall also recently underwent major changes. Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 Denver underwent treatment for throat cancer and bypass surgery in 2005, and died that September from complications, at age 70. Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 The race is expected to return to Baltimore's Historic Pimlico Race Course after being held at Laurel Park last May while Pimlico underwent redevelopment. Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 In late December, Manilow underwent a lobectomy to remove one of the lobes of his lungs. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 Walton also opened the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2011; the Bentonville, Arkansas campus recently underwent a $150 million expansion project. News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 None of the 26 patients who underwent robotic surgery had to be converted to an open procedure, and surgeons achieved clear margins in each case. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Berríos, who underwent Tommy John surgery on May 20, is not expected back until the second half of 2027. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwent
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  • Rural locations showed little change, while cities outside the path — even those that experienced a very deep partial solar eclipse — did not display the same seismic pattern.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • One of the show’s consultants had experienced a similar loss, and their insights helped the writing staff find dramatic resonance.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • In 1996, 65% of public safety employees had nine or fewer years on the job.
    Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Washington himself had hundreds of slaves at his home and plantation in Virginia.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • At the end of this testing, the antenna had endured 200 simulated Mars landings and was still working just fine.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For Alexander, that’s been something of a de facto mantra over the past three decades as New Radicals have endured well beyond their heyday.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • 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
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  • Cowan suffered a first-round defeat from a body punch, marking her fourth consecutive stoppage loss and bringing her UFC record to 0-4.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But children suffered the most severe outcomes from Covid, too.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Underwent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwent. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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