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as in initiative
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as in accepting
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertaking
Edward Poteat, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Writing each Torah is an extensive undertaking, and can cost as much as $80,000.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While their public engagements are more limited than normal, the King is undertaking private engagements, as well.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Fixing the affordability crisis is an all-hands-on-deck undertaking.
—Edward Poteat, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Writing each Torah is an extensive undertaking, and can cost as much as $80,000.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Of 200 to 300 generative AI experiments the typical large company is undertaking, some 10 to 15 result in widespread internal rollouts, and perhaps one or two get released to customers, according to the Globe.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While their public engagements are more limited than normal, the King is undertaking private engagements, as well.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertaking
Noun
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However, the endeavor is costing Intel tens of billions of dollars.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
14 Mar. 2025
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The latest endeavor from Marriott Bonvoy, the official hotel partner of the NCAA, is Points for Points, where 134 lucky Marriott Bonvoy members will be randomly selected to receive points equal to the total points scored during the 134 games of the 2025 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An unusually short 18-month contract means Tuchel doesn’t have much time to comprehensively re-model England — but that’s fine, considering this is a side that has reached the last two European Championship finals, and semi-final and quarter-final in the last two World Cups.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Dolphins so far have bypassed the option of restructuring quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s contract, which would clear $19 million in cap space but add $4.8 million cap charges to his contract from 2026 through 2029.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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The legacy of commitments, initiatives, and investments—or the lack thereof—was handicapping his ability to get the right strategy in place for future growth.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Rolling back the studios’ diversity initiatives will likely only ensure this continues.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Patient demand increases should inspire us to rethink traditional staffing models and apply a balanced approach to accepting change in healthcare delivery.—
Corey Scurlock,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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And yet, despite accepting the reality of the injury and what lies ahead of him, Moe Wagner searched for the good in the situation while keeping a smile on his face Monday.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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The past year hasn’t always been easy for the family, starting with Kentucky’s loss in the first round last March and continuing through the move to Arkansas and the Razorbacks’ struggles early in the season.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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And for those wondering: Yes, despite her struggles Gay would still love to be a full-time actress.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Under the plan, software giant Oracle would continue to house U.S. user data and provide assurances that the data is not accessible from China, this source added.—
Dawn Chmielewski and Katie Paul,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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But on Friday, Trump indicated that despite those assurances made only a day prior, the administration would be moving FSA and the federal student loan system to the Small Business Administration.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Writer is an enterprise AI platform with a long list of blue-chip Fortune 500 customers including Prudential, Intuit, Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, Uber, L’Oreal and Accenture.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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For one, it's aimed at small and mid-size businesses, which have traditionally been ThinkBook territory, while the ThinkPad brand sticks to the corporate enterprise.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As such, even assuming that some more tariffs are put on, the potential impact on China's economy overall is likely to be limited.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the chaos, the girls' mother evacuated with another daughter, assuming Lama and Sama were with their father.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Undertaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertaking. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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