undertaking 1 of 2

noun

Definition of undertakingnext
1
as in endeavor

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as in contract

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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
Hackel said maintaining the county's transportation system is a significant undertaking. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 This could offer a taste of what’s to come when scientists finally get their hands on specimens directly from the surface of Mars, a significantly more difficult undertaking than a sample return from Phobos. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
In offering to furnish these initial flights, NASA is taking a significant burden off private space station providers, which are already undertaking a challenging task in constructing, testing, and flying orbital space stations. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 The practice is also undertaking a multi-phase renovation of Hotel Cipriani in Venice, the renovation of a live music and performing arts venue in Athens and private residences worldwide. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 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 buzzy name and staggering price tag aside, Selman said the real intent for the whole endeavor is rather straightforward.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As with all important endeavors, the hardest part is getting started.
    — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of endeavor
Noun
  • The contract bars balance-billing patients beyond insured rates and limits annual adjustments to South Region medical and transportation inflation markers.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Hollywood guild is giving its national executive director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, a contract extension and elevating him to CEO.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of contract
Noun
  • The system will travel aboard Astrolab’s FLIP rover as part of a mission under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside the private alliance, 17 governments led by Colombia and Armenia launched a separate initiative, the Coalition of Action to Recover Endangered Species (CARES).
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of initiative
Verb
  • There are fewer excuses for accepting compromises than there used to be.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • An Eagle man charged with animal cruelty in the shooting deaths of two caged cats was ordered to serve a total of 14 days in jail after accepting a plea deal in August, according to court records.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepting
Noun
  • Jurors also heard about Garza’s previous run-ins with law enforcement — and his family’s struggles to get help from the county with his mental health.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The folk tradition, especially, connected her to international Black freedom movements that emphasized labor conditions as a key part of the struggle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of struggle
Noun
  • Departments operating controls need clear responsibilities; risk and compliance functions provide oversight; independent assurance needs reliable evidence.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Cortez also challenges the revenue figures and assurances about financial controls in Gildan’s 2024 and 2025 annual filings.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of assurance
Noun
  • Anthropic has been building towards integrating Claude with enterprise tools for months.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • However, balancing commercial investment logic with public interests, state enterprise governance, and investment transparency remains a key challenge during his tenure.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of enterprise
Verb
  • Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Catoir warns against assuming that digital natives will naturally be equipped to work with AI.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of assuming

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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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