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
Riefenstahl deftly undertakes the type of media autopsy usually reserved for the most fiendish of true crime cover-ups.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The country is also the site of the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running internal armed conflict, and constitutionally requires all men between the ages of 18 and 24 to undertake some form of military service.
—Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
And, in fact, the court’s decision does not prevent the Administration from undertaking that process against Harvard at any point in the future.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The country is also the site of the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running internal armed conflict, and constitutionally requires all men between the ages of 18 and 24 to undertake some form of military service.
—Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
And, in fact, the court’s decision does not prevent the Administration from undertaking that process against Harvard at any point in the future.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
Verb
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Nikki also shared a few candid sentiments upon accepting her award.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Over the last month, three House Democrats have sworn off contributions from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee after accepting them in prior election cycles.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That’s assuming no more Fed officials are fired, which could change the trajectory of monetary policy for the next few years.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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A lot of people assume that individuals make conscious decisions that lead to these outcomes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Its pace is slow — occasionally, but rarely, to its detriment — but this clearly deliberate tempo gives you the chance to shoulder the burdens of its oppressive atmosphere and settle into its many puzzles, which regularly trade logic for personal interpretation, and occasionally just vibes.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those mandates hit women – who frequently shoulder a disproportionate share of the responsibility for kids and chores –particularly hard, especially at a time when parents are feeling pressured to commit more hours to their children.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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