experience
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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"I felt like an imposter," said the 38-year-old breaker, during a new Netflix documentary about her experience at the Games.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
This group’s central experience of the government’s pledge to promote safety and security was instead through its Covid-19 pandemic response: quarantines, social distance and school closings.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 1, 2026
Hoagland regularly visits the White House to view and study its historic architecture, and she says the ballroom will alter the very thing she goes there to experience.
From Slate β Sep. 1, 2026
When doors open — the company is targeting late 2026 — anticipate a walk-around, floor-to-ceiling experience that pays homage to the art of cinema with a sci-fi, psychedelic-like bent.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 1, 2026
“In my experience, Shards take on some personality traits that were especially strong in Asase. Some were nurturing. Others, selfless. But you … you’re just stubborn.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
"If burnout experiences are unaddressed it may lead to those conditions developing," said Davies.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
During another panel at the festival, chefs talked about traveling to unfamiliar places specifically because of what they could bring home from those experiences.
From Salon β Sep. 1, 2026
Traits and experiences such as optimism, positive affect, and gratitude have increasingly been associated with healthier hearts.
From Science Daily β Sep. 1, 2026
It was a stark contrast to the underenrollment challenges that followed in recent years, said Giuliana Painter-Rings, a former Syracuse employee who worked on student support and experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 30, 2026
And this, in turn, meant that Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison arrived at the dinner with different agendas, different experiences, and different stories to tell.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
The host of “Otherworld” podcast had spoken to someone who experienced something unexplained at the mysterious dome in the Mojave Desert.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 1, 2026
In the SynAIRgy trial, people who received AD109 experienced fewer interruptions in breathing, less oxygen deprivation, and better overall blood oxygen levels while they slept.
From Science Daily β Sep. 1, 2026
Williams has experienced her fair share of housing battles.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 31, 2026
“This is a much more normal interest-rate environment than I’ve experienced for years,” said Drew Matus, chief market strategist at MetLife Investment Management, on Monday.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 31, 2026
“I think you should trust what you’ve seen and experienced in that time.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
“You do feel something there, whether or not it’s healing I guess is up to the person experiencing it,” Chase said.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 1, 2026
He pointed to his Reffettorio project, which uses food and design to provide meals for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.
From Salon β Sep. 1, 2026
Despite experiencing significant physical trauma, the princesses appear to have received medical treatment that allowed them to recover.
From Science Daily β Aug. 30, 2026
England is already experiencing wetter winters, something climate models predict will continue.
From BBC β Aug. 29, 2026
Her head was shaking gently, as if she was denying everything she saw, everything she was experiencing.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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