as in assumes
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertakes
Now streaming on Netflix, the film follows Theron's Sasha, who undertakes a solo kayaking trip in the Australian wilderness after a devastating loss.
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Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
There is a rigorous process that the jurisdictional authority undertakes to determine the structure’s historical significance.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Every year, the BLS undertakes a process aimed at providing a near-complete employment count by squaring up the monthly survey estimates with data drawn from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, which covers about 95% of US jobs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
With no world-ending jeopardy but plenty of personal stakes, the show tells of a struggling actor, Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen), vying for his dream role, that of Wonder Man, after an arty European director undertakes a remake.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Commuters in eastern Lake Forest can expect traffic disruptions over the coming months as the city undertakes construction on two Lake Road bridges.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
These numbers are only remotely possible if the government undertakes a relatively indiscriminate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood campaign of detentions, going even beyond the total number of undocumented people in the United States.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
There is a rigorous process that the jurisdictional authority undertakes to determine the structure’s historical significance.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Every year, the BLS undertakes a process aimed at providing a near-complete employment count by squaring up the monthly survey estimates with data drawn from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, which covers about 95% of US jobs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
With no world-ending jeopardy but plenty of personal stakes, the show tells of a struggling actor, Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen), vying for his dream role, that of Wonder Man, after an arty European director undertakes a remake.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Commuters in eastern Lake Forest can expect traffic disruptions over the coming months as the city undertakes construction on two Lake Road bridges.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
These numbers are only remotely possible if the government undertakes a relatively indiscriminate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood campaign of detentions, going even beyond the total number of undocumented people in the United States.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertakes
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When a single photon is sent through the wall, classical physics assumes that the photon will travel through either of the slits and reach the other side.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the news discovery phase, the agenda-building theory assumes that issues arise in an interplay between media, politics, and society.—
Florian Wintterlin,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the Comédie humaine, Balzac contrasts Rastignac’s relatively principled personality to that of another climber, Lucien de Rubempré, who accepts Vautrin’s help only to suffer the consequences.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Social Security Administration then publicizes it and accepts public comments.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cunningham shoulders the weight of a city thirsty for meaningful basketball.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Charismatic and charming as ever, Gosling easily shoulders the job of being the only human onscreen for an epoch.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Undertakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertakes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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