experience
Usage
What is another way to say experience?
The verb experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment. Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation.
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Public and private investors are also getting more wary about new AI data center developers with little experience completing projects.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 14, 2026
It’s a wild experience and I highly recommend the mango flavor, although many also stand by the peach.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 13, 2026
“Together with Caruso, we are proud to help bring the Bay back to life as a place for the Pacific Palisades community to gather around the shared experience of cinema,” Ellison said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 13, 2026
To "really understand what's going on", Sands is calling for the data around neonatal and stillborn deaths to be considered alongside "patient and staff experience".
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
And from my many years of experience, I can tell you that most people don’t know what they are getting into.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Explaining his experiences of learning to stand up to bullies while growing up, he added: "It shouldn't define you. I just happen to have CP."
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
New research from Binghamton University suggests that these healthy routines are connected to a mental skill called psychological flexibility, which helps people adapt to challenges and recover from stressful experiences.
From Science Daily β Oct. 13, 2026
Xuan and Zhang’s desire to have a large family stemmed from their experiences in China, according to Krems.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 13, 2026
Sebastian added that Instagram and Facebook could benefit from new user experiences as well as better ad recommendations — though Meta emphasized that personal Muse conversations will not be shared directly with its advertising systems.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 12, 2026
Hans and his friends would become haunted by their war experiences.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
During the 1997-98 event, severe drought across south-east Asia contributed to extensive peat and forest fires, while parts of East Africa experienced devastating floods.
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
“Following each meal, my entire family experienced acute onsets with violent vomiting, watery diarrhea, and profound weakness.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 13, 2026
The Vatican also released a statement saying the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung was removed, but that he experienced no complications from the procedure and returned to his room.
From Salon β Oct. 13, 2026
He belongs to a generation too young to have experienced the vibrant cultural scene that teemed in Havana for decades.
From Barron's β Oct. 13, 2026
“I think you should trust what you’ve seen and experienced in that time.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
New State is far from alone in experiencing partner departures and economic pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 13, 2026
Rather than experiencing a conventional magnetic force along its path, the particle would undergo a change in its quantum phase.
From Science Daily β Oct. 13, 2026
Shattock urged women experiencing persistent pain to trust their instincts.
From BBC β Oct. 11, 2026
“With an event of this magnitude, the chances of experiencing impacts consistent with El Niño are larger, though not guaranteed,” the Climate Prediction Center said Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2026
It was all exciting, but she was experiencing something unusual as she made her way to the venue.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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