undergo
Usage
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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However, it also noted that periods of heavy rain or drought could indirectly affect fault zones, pointing to a study that suggested that rates of micro-quakes may undergo small variations related to rainfall patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
One committee member told Uganda's NTV station that a royal child must be formally introduced to elders and then must undergo ceremonies and others preparations if they were to be considered for future leadership.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
They hope similar approaches might work against other cancers that undergo transdifferentiation, including cancers of the lung and pancreas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Refineries are also scheduled to undergo seasonal maintenance in the fall, taking some processing capacity offline just as demand begins to rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
On January 15, 1962, cosmonaut training director Nikolai Kamanin chose 23 women to undergo additional testing.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
The stakes are particularly high this time around as the company undergoes an artificial-intelligence transition with the upcoming rollout of its Apple Intelligence and agentic Siri.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
While Perez undergoes treatment, the family is trying to figure out what could have triggered the mental health crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Konsa's departure to Arsenal is the latest high-profile exit at Villa Park this summer as Emery's squad undergoes drastic change.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The process begins after a patient undergoes surgery to remove a high-risk melanoma tumor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The skeletal system to which all those muscles are attached also undergoes tremendous strains and stresses.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
The L-shaped home, which boasts a Japanese garden, has been expanded over the years and underwent an interior renovation in the 1990s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Masaya, a 15-year-old roloway monkey living at Chester Zoo, underwent complex surgery last summer after developing a golf-ball-sized mass on her foot.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Back in 2007, Cash underwent brain surgery following a Stage 1 Chiari malformation diagnosis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He underwent tests and assessments, but did not have a brain scan, and was sent home.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Every day, from dawn until midnight, the boys underwent a rigid routine that consisted of calisthenics, rifle practice, and fire-coordination drills.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
En route, they had undergone 'layering,' where the funds are split and moved through many digital wallets to obfuscate their paths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She confirmed she had undergone an operation on her leg - sharing pictures of her leg in bandages along with an X-ray - but would be "home soon".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rather than making a sudden transition from water to land, insects appear to have undergone a prolonged evolutionary process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Chipotle has undergone a similar shift, now offering a “high protein menu,” with some bowls made in collaboration with major athletes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The particular activity that Reggie had undergone while his brain was being imaged in the tube is called a dual n-back test.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Oyo, 34, who had ruled the traditional kingdom of Tooro in western Uganda since the age of three, died last month while undergoing cancer treatment in the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
These "pre-mortem" tissue samples came from consenting patients undergoing heart bypass procedures at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Solstice Oncology, a Boston-based immuno-oncology startup whose lead candidate is undergoing clinical trials as a possible treatment for colon cancer, launched with $225 million in Series A funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The museum was undergoing renovations before the war, so most of the collections were packed in the main warehouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
I don’t care if August eleventh is Anastasia’s birthday, or that her church is undergoing renovations, or that the heavens have prepared a rainbow just for the two of you on that day!
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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