Thesaurus results for UNDERWENT

underwent

verb

past tense 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 underwent Smith did not take the field on Monday evening after he was hit on the helmet while batting and underwent a concussion test. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 The building is one of the earliest examples of steel-frame architecture in the region and recently underwent an extensive restoration. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Oct. 2026 The backstory Formerly the Embassy Hotel Suites Napa Valley, the property underwent a massive $80 million renovation and redevelopment before reopening in April 2026. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026 Leo underwent surgery to remove a lump from his lung at Gemelli hospital. — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Wharton underwent neck surgery in May and similarly hasn’t practiced since. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 Gastón was admitted to a hospital and underwent a successful appendectomy. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Four other Sacramento County libraries underwent similar work beginning in February. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Claire underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments to kill the malignant cells in his body, but the cancer returned again in 2017. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Kyiv has said that drones relying on the service stopped working at speeds above 100 mph, and also experienced disruptions when flying at lower speeds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

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One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Both events revealed that the old models of long- and short-duration GRBs had holes in them.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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In last year’s World Series, Ohtani had endured hitting slumps, too, but his teammates compensated with timely contributions to earn a second consecutive title.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Fittingly, in the ninth, Ashby endured a 110-mph out from Tommy Edman and an obliterating 108-mph line drive from Kiké Hernández that was caught for an out.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Moreno has also accused her ex-husband of harming their 2-year-old daughter, who suffered a fractured collarbone in February.

— Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The team also was down to one practice-squad call-up running back in Dameon Pierce for a bulk of the game, too, after Carson Steele suffered a shoulder injury and couldn’t return to the game.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026

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