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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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The generation that wrote and ratified the Constitution had direct experience with compulsory service, but it looked nothing like modern conscription.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Energy stocks lag the market rebound, and software stocks experience a historic selloff, with one ETF down 32%.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Others have said that Miami’s catchers will be ill-equipped to play for other teams in the future, as they will have no experience calling pitchers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“The older you get, the more you realize you don’t know what’s going on. I like playing a person who has that level of experience of the world.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s only 6.2 miles, and Jonah and I need to run nine for our training plan, but we decided to sign up to get some racing experience.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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