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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
Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
While the payoff potential could be an economic boon, the sacrifices needed to finance the undertaking are not without risk to an area’s millions of residents.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Kate Middleton had a busy day on January 27, undertaking multiple royal engagements, including a visit to Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The undertaking that started in October resulted in the recovery of 176 firearms in the state and vast amounts of drugs, including fentanyl and other substances, KTAL/KMSS reported.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
While the payoff potential could be an economic boon, the sacrifices needed to finance the undertaking are not without risk to an area’s millions of residents.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
There’s an urge to reconnect with our heritage, and people are undertaking ancestry pilgrimages, combining boots-on-the-ground investigation into family trees and searching for documents in town halls, with discovering the places our ancestors used to call home.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Kate Middleton had a busy day on January 27, undertaking multiple royal engagements, including a visit to Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking
Noun
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The new endeavor is a reminder that investors still hunger for excellent locations despite difficult times for the retail sector, Healey said during the conference call.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In a bid to build revenues from other activities, asset managers have diversified into private markets, but that has been a costly endeavor with mixed results, and has ultimately driven consolidation as scale has become increasingly important.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Harper still has $330 mil on his contract.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Thomas signed a one-year contract with the Royals via free agency this offseason.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The grant is part of the Prebys Foundation’s Healing Through Arts and Nature initiative to help community groups provide arts, culture and nature to support healing for community members across San Diego County.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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His training initiatives further encourage agents to explore asset performance measurement, tax-awareness conversations in partnership with financial professionals, and multi-generational planning discussions.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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According to Schmidt, who speaks Chinese and had chosen to intern at a Chinese company during college instead of accepting an early offer from Coinbase, Dragonfly still maintains a strong Asia presence, though its investments in the region have gone down over the years.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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After happily accepting, some made their way to chit chat at a circular bar adorned with cascading rose towers.—
Avon Dorsey,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The governor was discussing his lifelong dyslexia struggles and has publicly referenced his 960 SAT score many times over the years.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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His propensity for long frames was often driven by two-strike struggles.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Given the government’s refund assurances, however, the trade court put all the lawsuits on hold until the Supreme Court’s decision.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scores of vendors are owed millions of dollars after being stiffed for several years, even while Baker and his team gave assurances that all would work out and that the combination of Saks and Neiman’s would eventually thrive.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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During the six years, prosecutors said, the pair used their positions to capitalize on a racketeering enterprise defrauding the state, IRS and union members.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The new version enters preview today for developers, enterprises, and consumers, with Google promising stronger reasoning, better coding performance, and improved handling of long documents.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That will add another two years to the litigation battle before any trials could even start, and that is assuming the energy companies lose.—
Mark Curriden,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The cap number can be held in a moderate range well beyond 2027, but assuming Nix has a healthy and productive 2026 season, Denver’s days with a quarterback on a rookie deal are numbered.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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