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as in initiative
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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
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Hosting overnight guests is a big undertaking.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
John Ramos, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
But undertaking a debate to persuade a majority of Congress and the public to approve military action, while arguably desirable, is utterly impractical in modern times.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The project, which was announced by the White House in July, became a highly controversial undertaking when the East Wing was suddenly demolished to accommodate the 90,000 square foot ballroom.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Hosting overnight guests is a big undertaking.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
Some may feel the problem is hopeless, but on Saturday, one man was undertaking an arduous journey to bring attention to the problem.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
But undertaking a debate to persuade a majority of Congress and the public to approve military action, while arguably desirable, is utterly impractical in modern times.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking
Noun
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The entire endeavor hinges on a vanishingly small window — just 48 to 72 hours of fertility per year for females — making every behavioral signal, every hormone spike and every scent mark a data point that could determine whether a new cub enters the world.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the past, making changes was a costly endeavor that could take years, dragging on both profitability and sales while the renovations were going on.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Williams is returning to the Sky on a two-year contract, sources confirmed to the Tribune.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cloud entered the offseason as an unrestricted free agent while Laney-Hamilton is essentially a reserve player in 2026 after having her contract suspended last year.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Warrior Mars in your sign fires up thoughts about your identity — and simultaneously heightens your initiative.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dorsey credited the growth to a concerted effort by city leaders to develop and promote the city’s culture, recreational activities and art scene, including an initiative to paint 100 murals across the city.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Only time will, but Rivers seems at peace with accepting the idea of calling it a career sooner than later.—
James Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Instead of blindly accepting all incoming data, each robot or vehicle evaluates the reliability of information received from other agents.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kennedy, for all her struggles, had a salty irrepressibility.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In his first remarks in Algiers, Leo tied his current appeal for peace to Algeria’s struggle for independence from France, obtained in 1962.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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With assurances of an immunity deal, David Wiley met with investigators at his attorney's office.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some, in exchange for gigs at the Fidesz-run enterprises, supply Orbánism its pseudo-intellectual gloss.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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This session will explore how top owners are navigating media shifts, private capital and emerging leagues while balancing competitive success with enterprise value creation.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But rather that sometimes, particularly with adult-child conflicts, the adult has to be very intentional about trying their best and assuming the best of the child.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team went into filming Company Retreat assuming the process would be easier than season one.—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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