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experience

[ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ɪkˈspɪər i əns /




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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Hardt reminds Klugo to go to parties and enjoy his high school experience, but it’s the furthest thing from Klugo’s mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Evaporation, cloud and rainfall patterns shift eastward as well, and many parts of Asia experience drier-than-average conditions and drought during El Nino years.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But that isn’t stopping him from pursuing the classic college experience there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

And it’s worth being a little squished to experience the magic.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

In his experience, admitting to something generally led to more trouble, but it was too late.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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