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In role-playing games, what do experience points most commonly let players do?

experience

[ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ΙͺkˈspΙͺΙ™r i Ι™ns /




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.

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But she struggled against the strength of Australia, so coach Stu Barrow has opted for the experience of Roche instead.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Zipporah Bennett, an 85-year-old retiree, said she was voting for Netanyahu "because he has had the experience of navigating the country through a lot of difficult seasons".

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I haven’t had a lot of experience in dating and romance personally. It’s a way for me to live through these characters.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

In my experience, most people in their 40s have never sat down and figured this out, which means they’re saving toward a target they’ve never defined.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Nor did Duane make any new acquaintances along the way, either passing by or flying overhead, which would have certainly brightened up the experience.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Jo Burton and James Stevenson, who both live in Hersham in the borough, have been sharing their cost-of-living experiences as part of a project the charity is running.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Whether that comfort prioritizes scenic nature spots, access to multicultural experiences, or everyday affordability, places like Midland, Michigan, offer financial safety while still providing a good quality of life.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Yet despite all those new experiences, the core vision for this album remained unchanged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

But the film also follows Clark and her colleague Andrea Pino building a network of survivors who refuse to leave one another alone with these experiences.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Instead, improvisation can be taught to some degree in that it requires a set of tools and prior experiences from which to draw.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

As in many of the attractions, he’s based on a real person who experienced certain events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Michael certainly experienced a fantastic period where results and performances improved.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Among patients who consistently followed their treatment plans, the intervention group experienced an 11% lower incidence of major cardiovascular events compared with the comparator group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The second kind is a transactional friendship, like the one a reader experienced at his golf club with an adviser who was always scouting for clients.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

It didn’t matter when big mortgage lenders like Ownit and ResCap failed, or some pool of subprime loans experienced higher than expected losses.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Bryan is hardly the first child of a rich and famous music superstar to take a stab at high-level college football, with the mid-2010s experiencing a rush of attempts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

According to Domnauer, approximately 90% of those experiencing the visions describe figures resembling elves, clowns, or other fairy-like characters, often wearing brightly colored clothing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Families who are experiencing that kind of poverty are likely to be going without many of the basics."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The company, which is experiencing what board chair Penny Herscher described as “extraordinary market demand” amid the AI boom, is focused on maintaining its leadership position, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Maybe he could keep Felix from experiencing the same fate.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty


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