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
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.
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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
Minorhad its premiere in Vienna, as the Montgolfier brothers undertook the first manned balloon trip in Paris, and as the Continental Army fought British soldiers in North America.
—Big Think, 9 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
The State Department undertook a similar maneuver in July, blocking the issuance of new visas for unspecified PA/PLO officials.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Coroners undertook a campaign last year to open a forensic center in eastern Idaho, as a kind of co-op with several remote, rural counties.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
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
Minorhad its premiere in Vienna, as the Montgolfier brothers undertook the first manned balloon trip in Paris, and as the Continental Army fought British soldiers in North America.
—Big Think, 9 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
The State Department undertook a similar maneuver in July, blocking the issuance of new visas for unspecified PA/PLO officials.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Coroners undertook a campaign last year to open a forensic center in eastern Idaho, as a kind of co-op with several remote, rural counties.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertook
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Omarion Hampton, a first-round draft pick from the University of North Carolina, assumed the lead back duties.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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His is the talent too easily taken for granted, the excellence assumed, always there.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The community has raised more than $400,000 so far — about $100,000 short of their goal — with donations still being accepted to support Nichols’s ongoing care and recovery.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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For the counts on which she was convicted, jurors essentially accepted the actions depicted in that reenactment, accounting for the first two felony charges.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Running back Rhamondre Stevenson delivered a lackluster chip block on the strip-sack, but Campbell shouldered the blame when speaking with reporters postgame.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Undertook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertook. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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