undergoes

present tense third-person singular of undergo
as in has
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 undergoes The lycanthropy saga, set in an English village in the 13th century, stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a man who undergoes terrifying transformations into a werewolf each full moon. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026 His criticism comes as Slovenia undergoes a significant shift in its foreign policy, particularly toward Israel. — Efrat Lachter , Brooke Curto, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Before an interceptor is shipped to a customer, Vluchnyk says each individual aircraft undergoes a test flight. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 Even though Douglas was moving around easily after the game, teams typically don’t know the seriousness of injuries until the player undergoes an MRI a day or two after suffering the injury. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Similarly, Silent Hill f’s Hinako Shimizu undergoes a deeply personal version of Silent Hill. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 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 Researchers began asking whether aspects of human thinking could be understood in terms of information processing, whereby information enters a system, undergoes transformation, is stored, and contributes to an output. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026 Ploughman is your latest of several characters who undergoes a crisis or loss of faith. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Founded in 2005 by Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio as St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, a one-day festival in Melbourne, Laneway has the enviable reputation as the place where punters can see the next hot act before everyone else.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Parliament has 30 days to ratify the measures, and the government wants to expedite the process, calling for an extraordinary plenary session on housing for Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • As the duo row through pitch-black darkness toward the flame, John experiences harrowing visions of his father and of his younger self, revealed to be an effect of the fear toxin lingering in the air.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The town has had full-time electricity only for a few years and still experiences frequent outages.
    — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • 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
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  • Andersen sees energy storage, which would allow for continual energy supply even when the wind isn’t blowing, as the wind sector’s next big opportunity.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In her review of the exhibition, critic Aruna D’Souza sees this resemblance as a blind spot in the show’s curation.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • While crossing the lake, John suffers a similar delusion and nearly shoots himself in the head, prompted by visions of his father and his younger self.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026
  • When government loses its focus on core responsibilities, everything else suffers.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
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  • This began to seem unnecessary, because one either feels and believes that torture is wrong, or else one is damaged.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • They’re rooted in a time and place that feels all too real, and this allows the monsters to parade their primitive might in a way that means something.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • The staff knows the property well, and the concierge desk is genuinely useful.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But as any fellow candle-lover knows, the wax doesn’t always stay in the jar.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Undergoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergoes. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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