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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.


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Mexico was the only other region to experience a drop, down 1.9%.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Visitors can experience a variety of outdoor adventures including ziplining, canyoneering and horseback riding.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

What do you remember about your first experience at a major awards show?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange traded funds continue to experience net outflows, although redemption volumes have slowed considerably from last week’s extreme levels, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Not to anything major, of course, but you were put on a Glitch platform and sent to a deserted field somewhere in the past to get used to the whole experience.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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