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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.


Example Sentences

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Outside of a trip to Seoul, the best opportunity right now to experience a canonical version of Korean art’s greatest hits is the Art Institute of Chicago’s exhibition “Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“Building on experience from recent tournaments, a tiered heat-mitigation model will apply,” the statement continued.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“A lot of different people have reached out. But you know, just the whole experience itself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Speaking about being a bridesmaid to the late Queen to the Telegraph in 2017, Lady Pamela described the experience as a "tremendous rush", as she had to return to the UK from India.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

He wasn’t going to repeat his experience with the twins ever again.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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