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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Inventory draws are projected to accelerate in October as seasonal demand rises and refineries undergo routine maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Under new regulations brought into force this year, about 8,000 police officers and staff will undergo renewed vetting.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The IEA expects stock draws to accelerate in October as winter demand rises and refineries undergo seasonal maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
This is where molecules exchange electrons and undergo chemical transformations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
For teosinte to become a useful crop, it had to undergo drastic changes in its reproductive biology, to increase greatly its investment in seeds, and to lose those rock-like coverings of its seeds.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The departures come as Weil undergoes a leadership transition, with Ramona Nee set to succeed executive partner Barry Wolf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
As the sail races away from the laser source, the light reaching it undergoes an increasingly strong Doppler shift.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 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
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
It is unclear whether Joel underwent the procedure, although the “Uptown Girl” singer initially postponed his concerts in March 2025 after undergoing unspecified surgery and physical therapy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has been pictured celebrating Mass from hospital, in the first images of him released by the Vatican since he underwent lung surgery.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The property, which is listed with Thomas Atamian of Coldwell Banker Realty, underwent a remodel in 2004 by architect Aleks Istanbullu.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
The 71-year-old pontiff underwent an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Winston looked out into the field beyond, and underwent a curious, slow shock of recognition.
From "1984" by George Orwell
For Carbone, the fact that the Pope has already undergone surgery is encouraging.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Character.ai has undergone some leadership changes as it grappled with safety concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The analysis focused on participants who had undergone magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, allowing researchers to measure changes in fat deep inside the abdomen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
"This does not mean that the species has undergone a permanent or evolutionary change in its vocal frequency; rather, our findings suggest behavioural flexibility in response to different acoustic environments," Lochan said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
That may give you some small clue as to the changes I’ve undergone.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
These records stood in stark contrast to conditions at the opposite pole, where Arctic sea ice was undergoing a steep decline.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It is unclear whether Joel underwent the procedure, although the “Uptown Girl” singer initially postponed his concerts in March 2025 after undergoing unspecified surgery and physical therapy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Ben's kind of still undergoing a couple of checks before we update on timelines," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The 71-year-old leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics had a part of his lung removed on Tuesday and is undergoing further tests to determine if he is cancer-free or needs further treatment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
In 1965 I read about Penrose’s theorem that any body undergoing gravitational collapse must eventually form a singularity.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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