undertaking 1 of 2

noun

Definition of undertakingnext
1
as in endeavor

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2
as in contract

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3
as in initiative

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undertaking

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verb

present participle of undertake
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
Noun
Lepore is one of the country’s most respected historians, and her most ambitious undertaking is this book that tells the history of the country from 1492 to the present. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026 The ‘Together, Together Tour’, which produced the record-breaking Wembley residency, is Harry Styles’ most ambitious live undertaking so far. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Verb
The county is also undertaking efforts to reduce vegetation on untamed land beyond the suburban streets of Altadena and Sunset Mesa. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 This flexibility could allow navies to rapidly expand their defensive capabilities without undertaking expensive modernization programs. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undertaking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking
  1. endeavor
  2. contract
  3. initiative
  4. accepting
  5. struggle
  6. assurance
  7. enterprise
  8. assuming
Noun
  • The endeavor to rescue NASA’s Swift satellite is the first mission of its kind.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
  • New and notable Bath & Body Works has launched a new product line called Fruit Fusion, and the first campaign for this new endeavor stars longtime millennial fave Hilary Duff.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of endeavor
Noun
  • In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Pavel Mintyukov signs contract extension with Ducks Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Ducks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of contract
Noun
  • His supporters have clamped their mouths tighter than the federal budget for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • While many initiatives are new, some universities have waived tuition for middle-income students for a decade or more.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of initiative
Verb
  • Not Carrying Cash During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • The roughly 15-minute speech July 3 touched on his own biography while also spotlighting America's long history of accepting people from all corners of the world.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of accepting
Noun
  • Clifford was impressed with Acuff’s ability to play through his early struggles.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
  • Older students and professionals face an existential struggle to find a job, according to Yahya Alhamarna, a 24-year-old author displaced in Gaza City.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of struggle
Noun
  • Now In February 2026, the EU finalized its Omnibus I revisions to the CSRD, narrowing the scope and assurance requirements that many organizations had been preparing for.
    — Joel Carboni, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Despite government assurances, humanitarian groups warn that the scale of assistance still falls short of the need.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Definition of assurance
Noun
  • Many of these skills take years to develop, so apprenticeships will be key to the long-term sustainability of the enterprise.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • What the Council's change adds is not access to green finance but permission to badge the whole enterprise, oil growth included, as transition.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of enterprise
Verb
  • The rule was created assuming that could mean harm or illness, and not in-party fighting.
    — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • For the past few years, conversations around AI adoption have centered around access to tools, assuming technology alone would drive transformation.
    — Bill Pappas, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of assuming

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