experiencing

verb

present participle of experience
as in undergoing
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one

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Recent Examples of experiencing In addition to vaccination, Public Health recommended that residents take preventive measures such as washing their hands frequently, staying home when sick and wearing masks when experiencing symptoms. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Participants step or jump off a platform more than 40 feet above the ground, experiencing a brief moment of free fall before the rope system catches them and slowly lowers them to the ground. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Another impetus for the merger plans might be the sales struggles Tesla has been experiencing and the vast technological challenges from robotaxi competitors such as Waymo. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 In practice, it is disproportionately enforced against people experiencing homelessness. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 People experiencing intimate partner violence can call or text the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline at 877-863-6338. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026 Sydney Sweeney delivered a suitable transitional look for a warmer-than-usual autumn that New Yorkers are experiencing. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 In August of 2022, for example, more than a dozen people were injured after experiencing a violent jolt during the ride, according to court filings and state records reviewed by CNN. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Dangerous conditions began earlier in Northern California, with some communities in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills experiencing strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity starting Wednesday night, the National Weather Service said. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiencing
  1. undergoing
  2. having
  3. enduring
  4. seeing
  5. feeling
Verb
  • The new proposal, which is undergoing an environmental review, would use shorter, more frequent trains, said Cecily Way, who oversees planning for the Sepulveda Project for LA Metro.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jen is still undergoing chemo and will need treatment through the end of the year.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of undergoing
Verb
  • In addition to having space for free agents, the club will also likely protect a few prospects who are otherwise eligible for the Rule 5 Draft.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The crows solved the task the same way primates do, using the same mathematical logic despite having a very different brain structure.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of having
Verb
  • Compensation structures that incorporate multi-year performance expectations encourage leaders to think about the enduring health of the company, not just the current quarter.
    — Anthony Mastro, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Yet conversations of hormonal health and their enduring impact often end with the last period.
    — Sadiya S. Khan, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of enduring
Verb
  • Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Reading a book, a poem, seeing a painting or a sculpture, or even hearing the intro of a song.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • During Monday's Morning Meeting , Jim thought that Microsoft and Amazon would be feeling the most heat to raise funds following Meta's move Monday and Alphabet's $85 billion stock sale over the summer.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Most Western countries are aging and feeling the sting of inflation, especially in ballooning housing costs.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeling

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“Experiencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiencing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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