undergo
Usage
What is another way to say undergo?
Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation. Experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment.
Example Sentences
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She will also be required to undergo mental health treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
According to People, the document also states Curry did not undergo surgery for either his coronary artery disease, kidney cancer or stroke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Because the two conditions can look nearly identical at first, many patients undergo invasive cardiac catheterization before doctors can determine what is causing their symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
It’s true that a woman who freezes her eggs and then decides to have a baby with them will have a biological advantage over the version of herself that did not undergo the procedure.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Before meeting Jerrie, he had arranged for aviation pioneer Ruth Nichols to undergo testing at the Aero Medical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
As the sail races away from the laser source, the light reaching it undergoes an increasingly strong Doppler shift.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The stakes are particularly high this time around as the company undergoes an artificial-intelligence transition with the upcoming rollout of its Apple Intelligence and agentic Siri.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Konsa's departure to Arsenal is the latest high-profile exit at Villa Park this summer as Emery's squad undergoes drastic change.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Wednesday’s meeting is under particular scrutiny as the BI undergoes a leadership transition following the departure of long-serving Gov. Perry Warjiyo, who stepped down in July citing personal reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Rosie comes to a stop about twenty feet down the hippodrome track and Marlena undergoes a change that defies belief.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
When they did so, blood vessel formation declined substantially and the scaffold underwent less remodeling.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Using predefined thresholds, the system correctly classified nearly 90 percent of participants before they underwent cardiac catheterization.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
In one study of women who underwent egg freezing at the University of California, San Francisco, 88 percent described feeling more control over their reproductive planning thanks to the procedure.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
In 2020, with Green attached to direct, the project underwent a reset, which included bringing in screenwriter Samy Burch, a future Oscar nominee for her already penned “May December” script.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some of the prisoners underwent the examination in groups of twelve; they merely recited a sort of confessional and catechism, got their anti-kemmer shot, and were released to work.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
She confirmed she had undergone an operation on her leg - sharing pictures of her leg in bandages along with an X-ray - but would be "home soon".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Under Dickson, a former Mattel executive who spearheaded Barbie’s revival before becoming Gap Inc.’s CEO in August 2023, the Gap brand has undergone a renaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rather than making a sudden transition from water to land, insects appear to have undergone a prolonged evolutionary process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
France has undergone its own extreme weather in recent months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
His face was that of one who has undergone a long journey.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
The film was still undergoing reshoots in mid-July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The move is an attempt by Gap to become a bigger player in the roughly $15 billion accessories category and comes as the brand is undergoing a broad revival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Several drugs designed to inhibit AHR are already undergoing clinical trials for other conditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
A global symbol of parties and celebrations but an environmental headache, the humble balloon is undergoing a green revolution thanks to UK researchers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
But nearly two decades later, after undergoing a $55 million renovation, it reopened as part of the Hilton chain.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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