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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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A spokesman added: "All pet parasite treatments undergo rigorous scientific assessment by independent regulatory authorities before approval for use, and their safety and efficacy continue to be monitored."

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

"She had to undergo reconstructive surgery," Dr Ramos says.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Proposals for research to be conducted overseas will undergo an additional level of review.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The dogs will undergo health evaluations, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“You have completed five rites on the sacred passage to warriorship. Now the time has come for you to undergo your last,” Father Olufemi continued.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Type Ia supernovae are extremely bright explosions that are generally believed to occur when a white dwarf becomes unstable and undergoes a runaway thermonuclear reaction.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

The request comes as Penn Station undergoes its most significant transformation in decades.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

In a conversation with host Brian Freeman, the 44-year-old Grammy-nominated artist said she was diagnosed earlier this year and is “grateful to God” for her health as she undergoes treatment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Surgeons say that aortic dissections are sometimes identified by accident when a patient undergoes a CT scan or X-ray for routine reasons or other conditions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Here’s where my story splits, divides, undergoes meiosis.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

For Season 1, the actors underwent a five-day medical boot camp to learn terminology and procedures, and to ask real-world doctors any questions they might have.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

After the couple’s honeymoon, they underwent an alleged 18-month renovation process to convert the estate into their dream home, where they raised their children for the first eight years of their lives.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

At the same time, the disc supplying material to the black hole underwent major changes.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Team England said Langton underwent "multiple scans" on Saturday with "very positive results".

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Almost four decades later, Juan Manuel Peralta underwent a similar rite of passage out of Mexico.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

He found that some had been knocked down and others had undergone major renovations and were for sale, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

But as Caulfield noted, the wellness movement has undergone a major cultural change in the past half-decade that has made it almost unrecognizable from the movement that birthed MAHA.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

The analysis found that ultra-processed toddler foods were significantly more likely to contain high amounts of sugar than products that had undergone less processing.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

He has since undergone radiotherapy and ongoing chemotherapy treatments at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Rhyl, Denbighshire.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

It was true that he had never fully lost himself in another person to such an extent as to forget himself; he had never undergone the follies of love for another person.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

In mid-July, two OpenAI models undergoing testing left their confined environment -- a scenario the developers had not anticipated -- and ventured onto the internet, where they attacked Hugging Face, an AI model-hosting platform.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Intercontinental Exchange, led by founder and longtime Chief Executive Jeffrey Sprecher, has a history of making astute investments in marketplaces that are undergoing a shift toward electronic trading.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Díaz earned the save in his first major-league appearance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow in late April, giving up two hits and a run.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The Italian football community has been undergoing much soul-searching after the team failed to qualify for a third World Cup earlier this year.

From BBC Jul. 27, 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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