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
Howe has adapted Newcastle’s training schedule and loads compared to two years ago — George Caulkin and I are writing about that and other subtle Champions League-approach changes ahead of Union — and there is a lot of individual work being undertaken with Woltemade and others.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
In August of 1994, 35,000 Cubans would undertake a similarly harrowing sea journey in hopes of reaching Florida.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
At times, the officials handing out honors have been willing to overlook some bad behavior undertaken in the campaign against Castro.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
For two years, Israeli jets and special forces have undertaken daring missions, striking targets once thought untouchable, with regional capitals from Doha to Tehran and Damascus bearing the scars of Netanyahu’s pledge to reshape the Middle East after the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
In August of 1994, 35,000 Cubans would undertake a similarly harrowing sea journey in hopes of reaching Florida.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
At times, the officials handing out honors have been willing to overlook some bad behavior undertaken in the campaign against Castro.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
For two years, Israeli jets and special forces have undertaken daring missions, striking targets once thought untouchable, with regional capitals from Doha to Tehran and Damascus bearing the scars of Netanyahu’s pledge to reshape the Middle East after the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
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The Tennessee Department of Education provided a list of more than 200 schools accepting scholarship students for the 2025-26 school year.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, vice president of operations Donna Washington will assume a new role as vice president of external affairs.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Enterprises often assume that simply scaling data—collecting millions more images or video hours—will close the performance gap.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mascherano shouldered the blame for the loss.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though Democrats are blocking a stopgap spending bill, the GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House and is going to shoulder some of the blame for the shutdown.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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