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undergo

[uhn-der-goh] / ˌʌn dərˈgoʊ /


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What is another way to say undergo?

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

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Next came a mystical bath ritual: a little bit of water poured over the body, part of a protective tradition that some Senegalese wrestlers undergo.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Rather than simply relocating, at least some blue cones may undergo a change in identity, becoming red or green cones as the eye develops.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Proposals for 14 regions to undergo mergers of smaller councils to form larger unitary authorities was put on hold by Local Government Secretary Angela Rayner last month, following concerns around legal challenges.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The brand’s unique aesthetic has not only made its stores resistant to the costly design overhauls that many restaurants undergo in order to keep up with modern styles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

People, he said, will willingly undergo the severest suffering in order to free themselves from oppression.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

If a project could cause significant environmental harm that can’t easily be avoided, it undergoes a more detailed environmental review to examine its potential effects and alternatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Under these conditions, the bark undergoes a process called dry distillation, in which heat breaks down the material and releases substances that can be collected as tar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

A Miami airport spokesman said the facility undergoes an FAA safety inspection each year and has consistently met federal requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The memorial undergoes regular year-round maintenance and investment, with officials expecting water to begin flowing again "in the next few weeks".

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Rosie comes to a stop about twenty feet down the hippodrome track and Marlena undergoes a change that defies belief.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"The passengers were evacuated and the plane underwent security checks. Nothing was found," Modlin airport spokesman Adam Szablowski told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

She was born with a cleft lip and underwent two surgeries, one as a baby to close her cleft, and one when she was 10 to smooth out her lips.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Right-handed reliever Will Klein underwent a procedure to remove bone chips from his right elbow last week, and the Dodgers said he was expected to be ready in time for spring training.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Utilities also retreated in August, led by a contraction in electric power activity as nuclear stations in Ontario and New Brunswick underwent maintenance outages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

On another Indonesian island—the small island of Flores—archaic humans underwent a process of dwarfing.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Perhaps the most telling sign investors have grown weary of the AI trade is that chip stocks have undergone “sharp multiple compression,” Rasgon said, referring to valuations shrinking despite expectations for earnings to continue growing.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The South L.A. district has long been represented by a Black council member, but over the last few decades it has undergone a demographic shift and today is about 80% Latino.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Stephen King’s classic may be more than half a century old and has undergone multiple adaptations, but it endures because its central moral that high school is hell never ages.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Late last year, Megaspeed said it had undergone several government reviews into allegations of chip diversions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But between 1691 and 1716 Halley’s life had undergone enormous upheavals.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The winking pup had escaped from his new home in San Francisco days after undergoing surgery — being neutered and having his right eye removed — and his adoption from an East Bay organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

“AI infrastructure is undergoing a fundamental architectural shift toward optical connectivity, creating an opportunity that comes along once in a generation,” Marvell CEO Matt Murphy said in a release.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

This was an important period in primate evolution, when early ape lineages were diversifying, and environments were undergoing substantial changes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The move is unusual in Ethiopia, where senior civilian government officials are rarely seen undergoing military training.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

In it he had described how happy he was to finally be leaving the hospital after undergoing his third and, hopefully, final surgery, but he also mentioned how it pained him to go back home.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez


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