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 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 Pimlico identities State of Maryland The Preakness Stakes was held at Laurel Park in May 2026 while Pimlico underwent redevelopment. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The internet’s obsession with her changing appearance and voice started after she was diagnosed with lupus in 2012 and underwent a kidney transplant in 2017. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 Netflix last week underwent its largest round of layoffs since 2022 – around 1,000 – incidentally the same year World War II pic All Quiet released. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 The three other cases were dismissed after the defendants underwent pretrial diversion. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Wiles, 69, who became the first woman to hold the chief of staff role in January 2025, was diagnosed in March 2026 and underwent six months of treatment, according to public reports. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Veteran defender Robin Jansson underwent successful surgery to repair a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, the club said in a press release Friday. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026 Smith did not take the field on Monday evening after he was hit on the helmet while batting and underwent a concussion test. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwent
  1. experienced
  2. had
  3. endured
  4. saw
  5. suffered
Verb
  • People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv has said that drones relying on the service stopped working at speeds above 100 mph, and also experienced disruptions when flying at lower speeds.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of experienced
Verb
  • One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both events revealed that the old models of long- and short-duration GRBs had holes in them.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of had
Verb
  • The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelenskyy said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the late ’70s and early ’80s, Lebanon endured an intense civil war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 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
  • Moreno has also accused her ex-husband of harming their 2-year-old daughter, who suffered a fractured collarbone in February.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The team also was down to one practice-squad call-up running back in Dameon Pierce for a bulk of the game, too, after Carson Steele suffered a shoulder injury and couldn’t return to the game.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of suffered

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