as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertake
Google undertook successive projects over the last decade to improve Android software support.
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Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
There is no doubt that Russia has vast troves of oil and natural gas, but an effort to lure American or other Western energy companies to undertake Russian projects is likely to encounter skepticism, not least because of the companies' recent history in Russia.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
One of the more practical steps to undertake soon is a thorough cleanup of plant debris, weeds and remnant materials from last season.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Not refining the budget on paper by playing with numbers, but by being productively smart and undertaking a massive effort of production engineering.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025
There is no doubt that Russia has vast troves of oil and natural gas, but an effort to lure American or other Western energy companies to undertake Russian projects is likely to encounter skepticism, not least because of the companies' recent history in Russia.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
One of the more practical steps to undertake soon is a thorough cleanup of plant debris, weeds and remnant materials from last season.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Not refining the budget on paper by playing with numbers, but by being productively smart and undertaking a massive effort of production engineering.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
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For those leading businesses, that’s a challenge worth accepting.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ukrainian officials are not participating in Tuesday's meeting and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Kyiv will not accept the outcome if his country is not in attendance for the talks.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Markle’s choice led to an onslaught of emails and DMs from all over the world inquiring whether there was an association between the two companies or mistakenly assuming — and criticizing — that decision, Kolski said.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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French President Emmanuel Macron has long sought to position himself at the forefront of a major shift in Europe's security outlook, one that would see the continent invest significantly more in defense spending and assume greater autonomy from the United States.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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In the meantime, powerful and wealthy health care industry groups are really just vying to shoulder the least pain if and when the real cuts come.—
Caitlin Owens,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Knicks’ captain shoulders the NBA’s heaviest load in crunch time.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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