undertaken

past participle of undertake

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of undertaken Records show Hearst and Hardwick, who have relocated to the Central Coast, acquired their Los Feliz home in 2015 for $11 million and have since undertaken an extensive and meticulous restoration. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025 No details were shared on what efforts the administration has undertaken. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 The documentary, from filmmaker Xander Robin and Artists Equity, is about an initiative undertaken by the Florida government during which the general public competes in a contest to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades. Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025 Trump has undertaken massive changes within the State Department, including laying off hundreds of employees and cutting foreign assistance. Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025 The Nomads electrical systems meet EU safety standards, and Fiido says it's undertaken real-world tests to get that range figure. New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025 Amid backlash to the demolition, the White House has defended its decision, publishing photos of past renovations and construction projects undertaken by presidents. Luke Broadwater, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025 Other renovations were undertaken by Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 Supervised and approved by director Barbara Kopple, this 4K digital restoration was undertaken by Janus Films and the Criterion Collection from a scan of the 16 mm internegative. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaken
Verb
  • She had been approached before Leachman accepted the role but had turned it down.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After trying to negotiate the equity stake down to 12%, Nazareth accepted the three Sharks’ offer.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Khaled assumed he was being moved to yet another prison, until he was taken to a place called Ward A.
    Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This is why, for most of the 20th century — until the 1980s — people assumed that the hot Big Bang implied a singularity at the beginning.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since a substantial portion of the costs for these services are borne by the federal government, the funding will be shouldered almost entirely by states—which may decide not to provide them.
    K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Frankly, the Timberwolves clutch-time offense hasn’t been good at any point during the Chris Finch-Anthony Edwards era, and the star guard has deservedly shouldered plenty of the blame.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Undertaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaken. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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