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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And after seeing many young pitchers, some still in their teens, undergo the surgery named for him, he spoke out against arm overuse, recommending less than year-round pitching by young arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
They would then have to undergo a conversion from matter into energy and back into matter, producing new baryons that move outward perpendicular to the beam.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The younger Mr. Koch, now an executive vice president at the family business, reports that his father made him undergo a capitalist’s education from a young age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life," Ocasio-Cortez said, describing her ability to undergo the procedure as a "very privileged position."
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It has happened also because, for reasons to be described later, destructive insects often undergo a “flareback,” or resurgence, after spraying, in numbers greater than before.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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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
But from Monday, activity will stop, as the extraordinary device undergoes upgrades aimed to further increase the precision and intensity of particle collisions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Their story comes as Lotto undergoes its biggest overhaul since its launch, with operator Allwyn saying changes to the game are expected to more than double the number of millionaires created each year.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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
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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal underwent the procedure as a college freshman and Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet had it in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The 26-year-old, who underwent a heart transplant in 2012, began taking an off-label prescription for everolimus, a generic version of Novartis’s anti-rejection drug Zortress, a year later.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Among them were the archosauriforms, which underwent extensive diversification during the Triassic.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Norwegian great underwent Achilles surgery in January and only returned to training six weeks ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The proliferation of many similar languages in the Philippines and Indonesia merely reflects the fact that the islands never underwent a political and cultural unification, as did China.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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At least 200 people have undergone amputations -- almost half of whom are minors -- according to the NGO Dos Santos Foundation, which is raising funds for prosthetics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Under current medical practice, estrogen-only therapy is prescribed only to people who have undergone a hysterectomy because of the risk of endometrial cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the years since, it has undergone multiple price cuts, most recently returning to the market on July 7, when it was listed for the lower price of $4.5 million.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Dorsey has undergone a lot of changes since the turn of the century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Although we have suffered great sacrifices and losses,” Tho said, “and undergone a great deal of hardship, we have won.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Plus500 is undergoing a shift toward higher quality revenue, both in its legacy over-the-counter derivatives business and through diversification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
O’lita Schafer said she moved to Crenshaw Boulevard two years ago and explained that her house is undergoing a major construction project due to an unstable foundation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
These routes also allow certain quantum states to move through the material while undergoing fewer changes to their statistics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Rodri said earlier this season his future would be sorted out after the tournament, but he is currently out of action after undergoing back surgery.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Powers had been up since two AM, undergoing medical tests, scarfing down a huge breakfast, and cramming himself into his uncomfortable, pressurized flight suit.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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