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
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 5 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
As Paramount Skydance undertakes a major round of layoffs affecting 1,000 employees, one of the company’s two TV studios is also reorganizing its executive team.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Foreseeing FedSur’s fall and the region’s triumph over climate change, Jonás inspires millions of Latinos to join his reactionary revolution, while Crussí, hunted by the regime, undertakes a doomed mission to kill the religious tyrant who foresees his intent.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The incidents come as the Nimitz undertakes its final deployment, capping more than 50 years of service since its commissioning in 1975.
—Greg Wehner , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 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
Katie Stockton, CNBC, 5 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
As Paramount Skydance undertakes a major round of layoffs affecting 1,000 employees, one of the company’s two TV studios is also reorganizing its executive team.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Foreseeing FedSur’s fall and the region’s triumph over climate change, Jonás inspires millions of Latinos to join his reactionary revolution, while Crussí, hunted by the regime, undertakes a doomed mission to kill the religious tyrant who foresees his intent.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The incidents come as the Nimitz undertakes its final deployment, capping more than 50 years of service since its commissioning in 1975.
—Greg Wehner , Lucas Y. Tomlinson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 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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Neither the author nor publisher assumes liability for any loss or damage arising from use of this material.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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But all of that assumes that a putsch does succeed, and this is dubious.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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That means any senior who can’t get into one of those units must find a suitable place that accepts vouchers somewhere else.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Gustav accepts her answer and says goodbye.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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Atop that sits the conundrum of living in a city so small that every citizen shoulders the stress of celebrity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Undertakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertakes. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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