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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
However, creating another specialized function only addresses part of this undertaking. — Milan Shetti, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Here, Bodini was pining for neither a laborious undertaking nor a museum-like showplace. — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
That’s exactly the undertaking Gas South Arena leaders kicked off Thursday morning, celebrating the start of $175 million in renovations that will transform the venue over the next two years. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026 For visitors already planning several days in Stockholm, Uppsala is an easy way to add another layer of Swedish history without undertaking a lengthy journey. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 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
  • After the attacks on Tehran began, suspicions arose that the two endeavors were linked.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • To honor that, his family has spent the past 25 years helping people like Ray did, by establishing scholarship funds and through charitable endeavors, including an annual 5K Father’s Day run in his honor.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of endeavor
Noun
  • The Commanders missed their opportunity to build a contender during Jayden Daniels’ rookie contract window.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Oak Park and Evanston have decided to end their Flock contracts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of contract
Noun
  • The new initiative is more than two months old, and the popularity of these streams seems evident.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The company has developed its own autonomy system, called Legion, and was selected for a Defense Innovation Unit effort focused on command and control for drone swarms under the Replicator initiative.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiative
Verb
  • The Big Ten’s explanation is unlikely to satisfy everyone, even if the MAC released a statement accepting it.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of accepting
Noun
  • Countries with far smaller digital ecosystems, like Cambodia and Laos, have even greater struggles to attract and retain AI talent.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Underwood wasn’t Michigan’s only problem, but his struggles were impossible to ignore.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of struggle
Noun
  • Warsh could gain that confidence with an apparent path to an end to the Iran war or some assurance that the president is satisfied with the current tariff regime.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That converts pen testing from episodic assurance into institutional memory.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of assurance
Noun
  • Last night, the Russians struck a civilian enterprise in Kamianske, in the Dnipro region, killing four people and injuring five others.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Capitalism — and a strong profit motivation — has driven enterprise for centuries.
    — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of enterprise
Verb
  • Paying attention to these factors can provide a useful starting point rather than assuming one solution will work for everyone.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • However, Ujiié cautioned against assuming any simple relationship between a species’ genetic identity and its shell chirality.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of assuming

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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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