undertaken

past participle of undertake

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of undertaken The expedition of the world’s second-highest peak is undertaken at a time when temperatures just at the base camp can reach 50 below. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 In 2024, independent experts who visited the site reported that no climate resilience assessment was undertaken. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 But members of the city’s police union gathered Tuesday to reiterate their calls for the probe and to call on Ganim to place him on administrative leave while the review is undertaken. — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 New coach Jeff Hafley and new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan had a solid offseason but have undertaken a major rebuild that this year will be more about dues-paying and growing than results. — Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 The Times’ reporting on restraining orders was undertaken as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s Domestic Violence Impact Reporting Fund and engagement initiative. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Critically, this personal chemistry was aired not just across the United States but also across China, in the first live overseas satellite broadcast ever undertaken by Chinese state television. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026 According to the trade counsel, the recent tit-for-tat trade actions undertaken by both Washington and Ottowa have served to illuminate the persistence of a trend that stands to continue over the coming months. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 Similar redistricting efforts were undertaken in Texas and North Carolina by Republicans, and in California by Democrats. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaken
Verb
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Walk-ups to the center will be accepted and the facility has storage available for personal belongings if needed.
    — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The actress was named a global ambassador to the French luxury fashion house in September 2025, under the creative direction of Jonathan Anderson, who assumed his role with Dior in April 2025.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Fire Marshal responded to the scene and has assumed the investigation, according to Homestead police.
    — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Undertaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaken. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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