as in assumed
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertook
State agencies, including DWR, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, CAL FIRE, Caltrans, the California Geological Survey and the California Conservation Corps, undertook extensive missions to protect communities and water resources from wildfire and flood impacts.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
In March 2023, Prince William undertook a solo trip to Poland to thank British and Polish troops involved in the conflict and responding to the humanitarian crisis on the front lines.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to both of those disputes, a Native American tribe in Wisconsin undertook its own efforts to reduce the risk of environmental damage from the pipeline on its land and the surrounding watershed.
—Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
The government set a goal to increase it to 40 percent and undertook a bevy of projects with the national Olympic committee, sports world federations, and sports clubs under the auspices of the Ministry of Sport.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Her office undertook a nearly year-long investigation into Syed’s trial and found multiple problems with it, including untested DNA found on a liquor bottle near Lee’s body.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Rosenthal said her service dog undertook four weeks of training with a professional, as well as more at-home and on-the-job training.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Gardin was intuitively interested in class, and undertook census-like studies, along the lines of August Sander’s taxonomy of social types, of Italians from all parts of society at work and in their homes.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
In March 2023, Prince William undertook a solo trip to Poland to thank British and Polish troops involved in the conflict and responding to the humanitarian crisis on the front lines.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to both of those disputes, a Native American tribe in Wisconsin undertook its own efforts to reduce the risk of environmental damage from the pipeline on its land and the surrounding watershed.
—Mike Shriberg, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
The government set a goal to increase it to 40 percent and undertook a bevy of projects with the national Olympic committee, sports world federations, and sports clubs under the auspices of the Ministry of Sport.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Her office undertook a nearly year-long investigation into Syed’s trial and found multiple problems with it, including untested DNA found on a liquor bottle near Lee’s body.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Rosenthal said her service dog undertook four weeks of training with a professional, as well as more at-home and on-the-job training.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Gardin was intuitively interested in class, and undertook census-like studies, along the lines of August Sander’s taxonomy of social types, of Italians from all parts of society at work and in their homes.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertook
Verb
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The bride chose a buffet-style dinner for her nuptials, and assumed there would be plenty of food to go around.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, what many Countdown viewers surely assumed to be a season-long threat — the aforementioned Volchek and his plan to explode multiple bombs at an outdoor Los Angeles galleria — was resolved early in Episode 10 of 13.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One persons convictions may not be a conviction to others, and that has to accepted and equally challenged in good faith.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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On March 10, with a blend of American mediation and pressure, the SDF’s leader Mazloum Abdi accepted a year-end deadline to fold SDF forces into Syrian state structures.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Together, Guerrero and Bichette shouldered the Blue Jays through a rebuild.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Careful not to wake the children, Michelle shouldered her pack and tiptoed out the front door.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Undertook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertook. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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