undergone

past participle 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 undergone Silver-Fajardo had undergone surgery on her knee and was awaiting another to repair her pelvis, Chernin wrote. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The story conventionally begins on November 26, 1901, in an asylum in Frankfurt, where the physician Alois Alzheimer examined Auguste Deter, a housewife in her early fifties who had undergone a rapid mental decline. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 Judd’s architectural work, meanwhile, has undergone its own transformation. — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026 The vessels have also undergone safety inspections and decorative work in preparation for the event. — ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026 Over the years, scarecrows have undergone a remarkable transition that spans centuries and continents. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026 Since February, Maya has undergone five surgeries, including receiving a prosthetic skull, Gebala said in the post, which listed challenging and hopeful milestones over the past 262 days. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 This particular unit has undergone some changes from its original configuration when the building was first constructed in 1917. — Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 The factory, which works with legacy brands and household names, is accustomed to rigorous auditing, however, having recently undergone an audit with Ralph Lauren, an official LA28 partner for the 2028 Summer Olympics. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergone
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
Verb
  • Piles of luggage affected by the ground stop could be seen outside of Frontier Airlines' customer service area.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2026
  • The protests have seen thousands of arrests, hundreds of injuries and schools set on fire.
    — GRANT PECK, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Archie, as he is known to locals, is as cheeky as ever, joshing with both kids and adults in Spanish and English.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Over time bottles break down into micro and nanoplastics, Baechler noted, and potentially leach toxic chemicals known to cause harm into the water.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Based in Kyiv, Kashuba herself has witnessed the growing economic anxieties and the loss of neighbors’ incomes.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Their specialty is that shock, witnessed Saturday at the start of the fourth quarter with the game locked in a 17-all tie after a Gopher touchdown dart from Drake Lindsey to a leaping George Rohl seemingly gave the home team all the momentum.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Undergone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergone. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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