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experience

[ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ɪkˈspɪər i əns /




Usage

What is another way to say experience?

The verb experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment. Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation.


Example Sentences

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Yet despite his conviction, Lucy said her experience with police and the justice system had left her questioning whether she would report a crime in the future.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“Any bet against the U.S. economy long term, in my experience, is always wrong,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

First, workers need access to these tools at work and second, they need to know how to use them effectively to actually experience increased productivity.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“Silvio is a proven global leader with deep experience leading complex, technology‑driven organizations through periods of rapid growth and operational scaling,” Lucid Board Chairman Turqi Alnowaiser said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

It means that if one bond goes bad, the others experience very little decline at all.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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