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 Right-hander Ben Brown underwent cervical spine surgery Monday in New York to address the recurring neck ailment that ended his stellar season in mid-June. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026 The loss came amid the absence of star wide receiver Malachi Toney, a Heisman Trophy frontrunner who underwent ankle surgery on Thursday. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026 He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, and underwent surgery. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026 Thirteen people were hospitalized in serious condition, authorities said, though that figure may include the gunman, who underwent surgery after the attack. — Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026 The day after arriving, Jaime underwent injections of radioactive dye intended to identify the sentinel lymph node, along with scans of her lower body. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 In 2014 the hotel underwent a three-year renovation under the current owners, Katara Hospitality. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026 The victim underwent surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Gillan’s hospitalization came just weeks after former Deep Purple bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes underwent 10-hour open-heart surgery. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwent
  1. experienced
  2. had
  3. endured
  4. saw
  5. suffered
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
Definition of experienced
Verb
  • This also had a boat trip included, a lovely way to cool off after a day walking Barcelona’s lanes.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • According to the company, about 65,000 California Community College student accounts were impacted by data changes, roughly 1,000 were accessed and 400 had financial aid refunds taken out.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of had
Verb
  • But that was just a foreshock to what women's sports advocates endured at a Portland Thorns game two Fridays ago.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The 33-year-old man, lured to Cambodia with the offer of a receptionist job, endured daily beatings for a month, locked in a dark room somewhere in the Southeast Asian country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 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
  • The father, only identified as a 39-year-old Los Angeles man, suffered severe injuries.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The chant was prompted after a fiery Feleipe Franks got his helmet ripped off his head after a play and yet no flag was thrown — the culmination of a first half in which Carolina suffered 10 penalties for 101 yards.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of suffered

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“Underwent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwent. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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