undergone

past participle of undergo
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college

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Recent Examples of undergone The Los Angeles Lakers have undergone an unprecedented series of ownership changes over the past year. Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The study, which focused on people who had undergone surgery to remove a melanoma, tested the drug's efficacy at reducing the risk of the cancer's return. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 More than 150 years later, the house has undergone a major update. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026 Don’t worry about leaking or popping because this water mat is constructed with thick PVC that has undergone thorough testing. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Buckler can engage those drones at supersonic speeds and has already undergone flight testing, according to X-Bow. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Ahmed and Gilkar’s attorney Lee Budner confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE that Rumi has undergone the Norwood procedure. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 The state has tracked data for 72 workers who have undergone lung transplants and 51 workers who have been referred for lung transplant evaluations. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Since the middle of the twentieth century, societies around the globe have undergone a collective revolution in standards and attitudes towards obscenity and immorality. Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergone
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  • Each of those positions experienced a boost of confidence or a seed of concern since players reported to camp three weeks ago.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Flores experienced one of the country’s deadliest disasters in 1992, when an earthquake and an ensuing tsunami killed about 2,500 people.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Once dominated by its iron ore operations in Western Australia, BHP is increasingly being seen by investors as a copper miner with deep exposure to electrification, especially artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The past year has seen the first prosecutions of soldiers and military figures using classified knowledge to make money on these prediction markets.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Vance is set to speak at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works facility, which was known as Armco Steel when his grandfather James Vance worked there for nearly 40 years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Classic cars are known for their curves, chrome and nostalgia.
    Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That power was fully shown when it was revealed that Vecna was working as one entity with another massive monster, the Mind Flayer, whose scale was fully witnessed in the final battle against Eleven and the Hawkins gang.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Undergone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergone. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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