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as in initiative
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as in accepting
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertaking
Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The authors noted that while previous studies examined gender roles in monastic scriptoria, none attempted to calculate how many women contributed to these intense undertakings.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While their public engagements are more limited than normal, the King is undertaking private engagements, as well.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Announcing the show exclusively to The Times, Koy and Iglesias said that this massive undertaking will be a major moment not only for their fans who’ve supported them for decades, but for the art form of stand-up comedy.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The authors noted that while previous studies examined gender roles in monastic scriptoria, none attempted to calculate how many women contributed to these intense undertakings.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
Of 200 to 300 generative AI experiments the typical large company is undertaking, some 10 to 15 result in widespread internal rollouts, and perhaps one or two get released to customers, according to the Globe.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While their public engagements are more limited than normal, the King is undertaking private engagements, as well.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking
Noun
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Knowable Magazine is an independent journalistic endeavor from Annual Reviews.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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This is an energizing time to launch new projects and endeavors that reflect your true, authentic desires.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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If the results are certified, the Slaughter Lane union and management will next work towards negotiating their first labor contract.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2025
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Friday, Booker signed a four-year, $22.5 million deal with the Cowboys to become the first first-round pick from the 2025 draft class to sign a contract.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Chris Judd, a guide at Bush and Beach, conducts a specialty tour that shows visitors Auckland's regenerative tourism initiatives.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Early efforts to promote milk, like many 1900s social initiatives, contained not-so-subtle eugenist — and white-supremecist — undertones.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
Verb
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The administration has tried other novel ways to remove immigrants and pressure their home countries into accepting them.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Soriano, who awaits sentencing, also previously pleaded guilty to accepting gifts from another defense contractor, Cambridge International Systems Inc.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Tower is not always an omen of hardship and struggle.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Since then Hutchinson has maintained that the murders were committed by two home invaders and that the family was killed in a struggle.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Without robust standards and awareness, pricing shifts and country of origin don’t offer much assurance of any meaningful progress.—
Zoe Bayliss Wong,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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But on the occasions when the ball did find him around the box, the cocky assurance that saw him nutmeg Branthwaite en route to scoring a 29-minute hat-trick in last season’s corresponding fixture was nowhere to be seen.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No for-profit enterprise would cut off 25% or 10% of its customers for years when there is an alternative.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Bryce Hodgson's comedic S1 turn as Major's roommate in the mental institution, Scott E., was so memorable that the writers brought the actor back to play twin brother Don E., part of Blaine's drug (and brain) dealing enterprise.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, Representative Newt Gingrich from Georgia was already in ascent, assuming the position of House Minority Whip in March 1989.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead of assuming what people want or need, AI and machine learning analyze actual data and recommend alternatives based on individual situations.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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