as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertake
A good deal of American infrastructure is owned by private companies with little incentive to undertake the difficult and costly fixes that might defend against Chinese infiltration.
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
But Freedom of Information Act requests filed by the Tribune failed to reveal records that demonstrated the city has undertaken a thorough or formalized search of any kind.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
This means that movie nights will need to be exactly that, after dark, and sharing presentations with work colleagues will have to be undertaken in a shaded nook – or the imagery is going to appear washed out.
—Paul Ridden
june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
By providing this content Park Avenue Securities LLC and your financial representative are not undertaking to provide investment advice or make a recommendation for a specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2025
But Freedom of Information Act requests filed by the Tribune failed to reveal records that demonstrated the city has undertaken a thorough or formalized search of any kind.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
This means that movie nights will need to be exactly that, after dark, and sharing presentations with work colleagues will have to be undertaken in a shaded nook – or the imagery is going to appear washed out.
—Paul Ridden
june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
By providing this content Park Avenue Securities LLC and your financial representative are not undertaking to provide investment advice or make a recommendation for a specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
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The nine-member council now has until June 26 to accept or possibly override Gloria’s package of vetoes, with an override requiring a supermajority of six council members The council approved the budget last week in a 7-2 vote, making six votes for a veto override seem possible.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The site accepts submissions of other pre-AI content sources through its Tumblr page.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Some may assume that losing teeth is just part of growing older.—
Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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Earlier this year, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria fired Chief Operating Officer Eric Dargan and personally assumed those day-to-day city responsibilities.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The investment in staging a race is significant thanks to construction and safety costs; they are largely shouldered by local promoters, who can be hard to find.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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The proposal to underground the transmission line would force them to shoulder over half a billion dollars in additional costs, with no tangible benefit to reliability, safety, or performance.—
Barry Lee Cohen,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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