Thesaurus results for UNDERWENT

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 Bacterial samples from eight of the cases underwent genetic sequencing and showed close similarity. —

Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 May 2026 According to the team, Hardy suffered a gunshot wound Sunday morning and underwent surgery the same day. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 May 2026 This is the latest impressive pop music booking for PeoplesBank Arena, the downtown Hartford venue previously known as Hartford Civic Center and XL Center, which underwent a major renovation as well as a name change last year. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026 Kerr took a leave of absence to recover from debilitating complications following two back surgeries, then missed time again in 2017 with Mike Brown filling in as Kerr underwent a procedure to deal with a spinal fluid leak. —

Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 Cruz underwent Tommy John surgery last August and had been rehabbing at the team’s spring training facility in Arizona in late October at the time of his arrest. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 Pablo López underwent Tommy John surgery in February and is out for the season. —

Dan Hayes, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Embiid underwent an emergency appendectomy in April, causing the former NBA MVP to miss the first three games of the Sixers’ first-round series against the Boston Celtics. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026 Kardashian, who attended the Met Gala with ex Pete Davidson that year, underwent a physical transformation just to fit into the relic. —

Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

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The passengers left the ship and entered the United States before the outbreak was identified, said officials, and have not experienced any symptoms.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
People who have weakened immune systems and who experienced intense pain during an initial outbreak are also more susceptible to getting shingles a second (or even third) time.

— Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026