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, 25 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
Now streaming on Netflix, the film follows Theron's Sasha, who undertakes a solo kayaking trip in the Australian wilderness after a devastating loss.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
There is a rigorous process that the jurisdictional authority undertakes to determine the structure’s historical significance.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
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.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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
These numbers are only remotely possible if the government undertakes a relatively indiscriminate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood campaign of detentions, going even beyond the total number of undocumented people in the United States.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
The artist’s frustration of optical and acoustic access to a message—the functional goal of stadium architecture—undertakes a critical approach to representation not as a way of making something visually discernible but rather as a cultural process of meaning-making.
—Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Katie Stockton, CNBC, 25 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
Now streaming on Netflix, the film follows Theron's Sasha, who undertakes a solo kayaking trip in the Australian wilderness after a devastating loss.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
There is a rigorous process that the jurisdictional authority undertakes to determine the structure’s historical significance.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
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.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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
These numbers are only remotely possible if the government undertakes a relatively indiscriminate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood campaign of detentions, going even beyond the total number of undocumented people in the United States.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
The artist’s frustration of optical and acoustic access to a message—the functional goal of stadium architecture—undertakes a critical approach to representation not as a way of making something visually discernible but rather as a cultural process of meaning-making.
—Ellen Y. Tani, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertakes
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The best outcome for a bondholder is that the borrower pays the coupon and returns the principal, which is exactly what the price already assumes.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Because the world assumes that all people are heteronormative and cisgenger, kids can often be on the back foot when talking about their relationships and identity.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
4 June 2026
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Scorsese is the highest-profile filmmaker to embrace the technology roiling many of his Hollywood peers and potentially representing a paradigm shift in how the film industry accepts its use.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Because California accepts and counts large numbers of mail-in ballots after Election Day, final results were not immediately available.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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The least productive line of the four against Minnesota was the second unit, but that trio also shoulders significant defensive responsibilities.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Cunningham shoulders the weight of a city thirsty for meaningful basketball.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Undertakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertakes. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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