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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In “Ausländer: One Family’s Story of Escape and Exile,” Mr. Moritz traces the generational arc of trauma and displacement that has also encompassed his own life experience.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 27, 2026
Pelinka said the organization “rebuilt our entire player experience and player development arm,” led by the promotion of Zach Guthrie, the former G League affiliate head coach, to the head of player development.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 27, 2026
Abdullahi, drawing simultaneously from Ethiopian history, Muslim traditions and her own contemporary experience.
From Salon β Sep. 27, 2026
The decline has also changed the way Indians experience films.
From Barron's β Sep. 27, 2026
“I thought . . . I thought it would be . . . a new experience to work in a large department store such as this.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Chef Isabel Coss spoke about deliberately seeking out experiences that leave her feeling a little out of place.
From Salon β Sep. 27, 2026
The fundraising efforts have paid for many of Claire's trips and stays, with the 52-year-old able to enjoy the experiences with her family and friends.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
“Entering students are less likely to have had ‘real world’ experiences in high school, such as a part-time job,” the report says.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 24, 2026
But these experiences taught Brown valuable lessons about the risk that comes with investing in single stocks, and she’s since adjusted her portfolio.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 24, 2026
Because both he and I had attended college, we discovered we had a lot of experiences in common.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Scientists have often pointed to it as evidence that Earth experienced a major global disruption of the carbon cycle around 2 billion years ago.
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
But these efforts were on hold for a while because of the pandemic closures, and the Smithsonian’s government relations office experienced heavy turnover, as one of its directors had cancer and another died suddenly.
From Salon β Sep. 25, 2026
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke experienced similar treatment, including being outed by a music magazine.
From BBC β Sep. 25, 2026
“They need to set people up for success and recognize that it has been truly a full generation of workers that have not experienced an in-person interview,” the Seattle-based professional said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Something that reminds me of feelings that I have had but also makes me think that there are many feelings I have not yet experienced.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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High-scoring winger Kevin Fiala, meanwhile, will miss the first couple of months, at least, after experiencing a setback in his return from a gruesome leg injury sustained at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 27, 2026
The company said customers were experiencing a loss of water supply or low pressure in the following areas - Woolborough Road, Holmcroft, Southgate, Tilgate and Furnace Green.
From BBC β Sep. 27, 2026
"It can happen anywhere in the world but the Himalayas are experiencing adverse impacts due to climate change and anthropogenic activity," he said.
From Barron's β Sep. 27, 2026
And the world is experiencing the strongest El Niño in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 24, 2026
I feel like I'm experiencing what it’s like to be someone else.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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