as in accepting
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertaking
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Our outreach efforts were not zero-sum undertakings.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While their public engagements are more limited than normal, the King is undertaking private engagements, as well.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Kuiper is an expensive undertaking, estimated at between $16.5 billion and $20 billion by the industry analytics firm Quilty Space.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Our outreach efforts were not zero-sum undertakings.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
Noun
Of 200 to 300 generative AI experiments the typical large company is undertaking, some 10 to 15 result in widespread internal rollouts, and perhaps one or two get released to customers, according to the Globe.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While their public engagements are more limited than normal, the King is undertaking private engagements, as well.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking
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The administration has tried other novel ways to remove immigrants and pressure their home countries into accepting them.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Soriano, who awaits sentencing, also previously pleaded guilty to accepting gifts from another defense contractor, Cambridge International Systems Inc.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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His three orders represent an excellent start to that endeavor.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 July 2025
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The two stars have also been supporting each other's business endeavors.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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The first phase, which had a contract authorized at last Thursday’s City Council meeting, focuses on reinforcing the roads leading to the plants to prevent flood damage.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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According to The Korea Economic Daily, the contract between Tesla and LGES is worth $4.3 billion.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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Companies that recently scrapped DEI initiatives These businesses followed on the heels of the initial wave of companies removing diversity, equity and inclusion policies.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Finance leaders play a vital role in ensuring the organization’s technology modernization journey delivers maximum value by identifying the modernization initiatives offering the highest ROI potential with the lowest project execution risk.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The new policy also takes quite a leap by assuming that most of the nation’s elderly population have ever even heard of Twitter, including the New Jersey caller’s 96-year-old mother.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, Representative Newt Gingrich from Georgia was already in ascent, assuming the position of House Minority Whip in March 1989.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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More struggles result in prosperity Another fight would also call for Jones' leadership in action.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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In another, Paramount is reading the writing on the wall, as late-night and network television writ large struggle to keep up with streaming.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Its grading reports have become the definitive benchmark in the trade and its documents not only certify a gemstone's attributes but also offer assurance in a marketplace where provenance and precision matter.—
Jennifer Lee,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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One of the sources said the US could withdraw those assurances if Hamas doesn’t quickly agree to a deal.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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These moves are prompting enterprise leaders across all sectors to consider—and prepare for—a future with agentic AI.—
Tobias Dengel,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The vulnerability affects government agencies, schools, healthcare systems including hospitals, and large enterprise companies, with attackers bypassing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on protections to gain privileged access.—
Adeola Adeosun
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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