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undergo

verb

ˌən-dər-ˈgō

Definition of undergo

as in to endure

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college

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Recent Examples of undergo Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026 North Field on Tinian, which was once the busiest airport in the world, was shut down after the war but is undergoing renovation to become an alternate base to Guam as Washington tries to disperse its assets around the region. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 According to Zheng, the semiconductor industry is undergoing a fundamental shift, with the focus moving away from simply increasing transistor density toward improving overall chip quality and performance. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026 Or why then-Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel was only suspended for the first five games of the 2018 season and ordered to undergo sensitivity training after making a racist gesture towards Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during the 2017 World Series. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for undergo

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Led by husband-and-wife team Austin and Olivia Kelleher, each headcover is made in the Hudson Valley and embodies sustainability, artistry, and the enduring spirit of the game.

— RS Editors, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
The teaser opens with a young Jean Valjean enduring the brutal years of his imprisonment before fast-forwarding to his new life and the inevitable pursuit by Inspector Javert, played by Tahar Rahim.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

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As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Messi was trying to get a ball away from an Algerian player when he was seen digging his cleat into the back of the player’s calf.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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