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In role-playing games, what do experience points most commonly let players do?

experience

[ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ΙͺkˈspΙͺΙ™r i Ι™ns /




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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“We believe enterprises are still in early phases of deployment, and we believe most knowledge workers have yet to fully experience what frontier AI can help them accomplish,” Anthropic said in its S-1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

However, people who continue exercising three times weekly may experience larger and more sustained improvements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The experience is profound for reasons other than pure spatial and tactical wonder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

It is one of the few moments each year when people from across Europe and beyond come together around music, creativity and shared experience.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Going to the Christiana Mall was the most exciting experience of my life.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“Whether that comfort prioritizes scenic nature spots, access to multicultural experiences, or everyday affordability, places like Midland, Michigan, offer financial safety while still providing a good quality of life.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Demand for our leading vacation experiences remains strong, and while it is still early, 2027 bookings are pacing ahead of historical levels at higher rates,” Chief Executive and Chairman Jason Liberty said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Together, the behavioral observations and experimental tests provided strong evidence that Portia fimbriata experiences regulated sleep with distinct stages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

“This has been, of all my experiences in 11 years, my favorite locker room by far,” Gorden said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

We have seen that the road to expertness is clear and wide, and that it invites anyone with an open mind and a capacity to absorb new experiences.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

In the first three months after insertion, for instance, 69 percent of participants experienced heavy bleeding, and 28 percent had pelvic discomfort.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

I’ve been testing the new foldable for nearly two weeks and, while I’ve had my own Duo issues, I haven’t experienced sticky hinges or faulty displays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

By comparison, the twice-weekly group experienced an average reduction of 6.95 mmHg, while participants exercising once a week recorded a decrease of 6.56 mmHg.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

As in many of the attractions, he’s based on a real person who experienced certain events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The triple-B-rated tranches—the ones that would be worth zero if the underlying mortgage pool experienced a loss of just 7 percent—were what he was after.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Bryan is hardly the first child of a rich and famous music superstar to take a stab at high-level college football, with the mid-2010s experiencing a rush of attempts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Families who are experiencing that kind of poverty are likely to be going without many of the basics."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“One of the goals of the company is to create a platform for mental healthcare that uses objective imagery to help patients understand why they’re experiencing life the way that they are,” Walke said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

She began experiencing symptoms that can be associated with MS, like numbness and pain, five years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

If he also does not have any language for what we are experiencing.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga


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