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
For these reasons, the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this, a very wicked, radical dictatorship, from threatening America and our core national security interests.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026
For these reasons, the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Western powers have repeatedly expressed concerns about the levels of enrichment that Tehran has undertaken, which exceed that which is needed for energy purposes.
—Richard Hall, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
So far, this sounds like an archetypal heroic tale—the protagonist denied his rightful place and forced to undertake impossible tasks to win it back.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026
For these reasons, the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Western powers have repeatedly expressed concerns about the levels of enrichment that Tehran has undertaken, which exceed that which is needed for energy purposes.
—Richard Hall, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
So far, this sounds like an archetypal heroic tale—the protagonist denied his rightful place and forced to undertake impossible tasks to win it back.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
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The seven-time major winner was given a wild card last year, but didn’t accept it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The amount of current players playing hurt has cast doubt on whether the Gophers would accept a spot in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), if that postseason opportunity comes up after the conference tourney.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Minear replies coyly when asked a question that assumes Dixie and Buck went home together.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a massive storm cloud.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Before Chicago’s taxpayers are asked to shoulder another property tax increase, CPS must demonstrate effective use of current funding.—
Juan Rangel,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Ahuja acknowledged the emotional toll of losing colleagues and the reality that remaining employees will shoulder more work in the near term.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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