as in assumes
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertakes
Every year, the BLS undertakes a process aimed at providing a near-complete employment count by squaring up the monthly survey estimates with data drawn from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, which covers about 95% of US jobs.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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, 9 Feb. 2026
With no world-ending jeopardy but plenty of personal stakes, the show tells of a struggling actor, Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen), vying for his dream role, that of Wonder Man, after an arty European director undertakes a remake.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Commuters in eastern Lake Forest can expect traffic disruptions over the coming months as the city undertakes construction on two Lake Road bridges.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
But no statutory or historical context supports rewriting the statute as the majority undertakes to do.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The choice is fitting with the exploration Joan undertakes while trying to find love again with Luke.
—Alamin Yohannes, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
As her mother’s failing health threatens the life of her unborn child, Ofelia undertakes a quest to complete the Faun’s tasks.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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, 9 Feb. 2026
With no world-ending jeopardy but plenty of personal stakes, the show tells of a struggling actor, Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen), vying for his dream role, that of Wonder Man, after an arty European director undertakes a remake.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Commuters in eastern Lake Forest can expect traffic disruptions over the coming months as the city undertakes construction on two Lake Road bridges.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
But no statutory or historical context supports rewriting the statute as the majority undertakes to do.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The choice is fitting with the exploration Joan undertakes while trying to find love again with Luke.
—Alamin Yohannes, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
As her mother’s failing health threatens the life of her unborn child, Ofelia undertakes a quest to complete the Faun’s tasks.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertakes
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More than any of his albums in the intervening years, Kin assumes that role.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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As the Congressional Budget Office projected earlier this month, federal debt is set to reach 120% of GDP by 2036, but that forecast assumes current policies will remain in place.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The store also accepts SNAP and WIC benefits.—
Bryce Covert,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Feb. 2026
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Family The hotel accepts only children who are over 12—although Villa One accepts all ages and Villa Two over-eights.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Teams feel uncertainty at the top, momentum slows, and the CEO quietly shoulders more stress, not less.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Buckley shoulders intense on-screen distress without losing grasp of her character’s humanity, and Mescal lets his wan charm melt into something more haunted as Shakespeare ages and wrestles with loss.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Undertakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertakes. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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