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
Despite their small size, the fish undertake an extraordinarily demanding climb that has been likened to a salmon scaling something as extreme as Niagara Falls or even the CN Tower.
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Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Haywood Talcove, the CEO of data analytics company LexisNexis, spoke with the Herald about the rate of fraud in Massachusetts and detailed the criminal activity being undertaken for fraudsters to obtain private SNAP information and steal benefits.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
It’s built with zero compromises for those who want to undertake daring off-road adventures.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
The mission also carries historic firsts, with Glover becoming the first person of color to travel around the Moon, Koch the first woman, and Hansen the first non-American astronaut to undertake such a journey.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Haywood Talcove, the CEO of data analytics company LexisNexis, spoke with the Herald about the rate of fraud in Massachusetts and detailed the criminal activity being undertaken for fraudsters to obtain private SNAP information and steal benefits.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
It’s built with zero compromises for those who want to undertake daring off-road adventures.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
The mission also carries historic firsts, with Glover becoming the first person of color to travel around the Moon, Koch the first woman, and Hansen the first non-American astronaut to undertake such a journey.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
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The two later accepted 19 and 13 years, respectively, through a plea deal.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Your 9th House of Higher Learning receives this New Moon, inviting you to accept growing pains as natural parts of life.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lyons later assumed leadership roles at ICE headquarters, including as the assistant director for field operations at ICE's deportation branch, Enforcement and Removal Operations.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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If the opening feels uncertain, readers assume the rest will be off track, too.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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On top of that, commercial values dropped last year, as did apartment values, leaving homeowners shouldering more of the cost of running the city.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old is aging like fine wine, averaging nearly 26 points per game for the Houston Rockets while shouldering one of the heaviest minutes loads in the league.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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