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
Under the command of former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the crew members are due to undertake about 60 scientific experiments during their time aboard the orbital laboratory.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 June 2025
But in the 1990s, the U.S. government undertook one of the most controversial wildlife programs in history — capturing wild wolves in Canada and reintroducing them in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
Siamese is undertaking production in WA, Flying Bark in NSW.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Serious Financial Business Many people might be wary of studies undertaken by a PR firm for good reason.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 June 2025
But in the 1990s, the U.S. government undertook one of the most controversial wildlife programs in history — capturing wild wolves in Canada and reintroducing them in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
Siamese is undertaking production in WA, Flying Bark in NSW.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Serious Financial Business Many people might be wary of studies undertaken by a PR firm for good reason.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
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The two women had the criminal charges against them dropped at a court hearing last month, in which the prosecution accepted they had been duped and Emmanuel-Thomas changed his plea to guilty.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The Authority never kept its promises to renounce terrorism and accept Israel.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Sponsors may assume their site partners are ready, only to discover costly delays during study startup.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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For present purposes, the Court can assume (as seems likely) that Congress intended to preclude the President (or any subordinate officials acting at his direction) from directing, supervising, or controlling the Corporation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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Their pitchers, especially their high-leverage relievers, have shouldered a likely unsustainable burden.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Gendered Discrepancies In Household Responsibilities And Child Care During the pandemic, moms in heterosexual two-parent families more often shouldered the child care and helped with virtual schooling, even when both parents were working from home.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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