as in to endure
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 undergo
In July 2020, the Perseverance rover underwent a 200-day, 300-million-mile journey to reach Mars.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
One carrot has only minor cuts and bruises, but the other undergoes emergency surgery.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
India was undergoing a medical evaluation late Sunday afternoon following the conclusion of the Royals’ 6-2 loss in the season-opening series finale.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
One carrot has only minor cuts and bruises, but the other undergoes emergency surgery.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
India was undergoing a medical evaluation late Sunday afternoon following the conclusion of the Royals’ 6-2 loss in the season-opening series finale.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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For generations, Italian culture has endured because of the strength of family ties.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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In 2015, Venezuela began to experience sudden declines in oil prices.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The building’s design is meant to evoke New York’s Gilded Age of the late 19th century, when the city experienced a period of unprecedented wealth and a subsequent boom in skyscraper construction, according to the architects.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Nick Jonas had someone special by his side at the Broadway opening of The Last Five Years on Sunday, April 6, 2025 in New York City.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Downsides While apple cider vinegar has potential benefits, taking it before bed can have some downsides.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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Comments James Cameron has unveiled the first official footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash, though the general public may have to wait a little longer to see it.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Columbia University was the first college to see its funding slashed – by $400 million – as part of the president’s threats to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023.—
Samantha Waldenberg, Carma Hassan and Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Undergo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergo. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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