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
Despite personality friction within the reggae-assimilating band even after decades of inactivity as a unit, The Police successfully undertook a lucrative reunion world tour from 2007-2008 that reportedly earned the group over $360 million, becoming one of the highest grossing tours of all-time.
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Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 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
The organization undertook its first high-profile advocacy effort the following year by exposing the cruel treatment of monkeys in a Maryland research lab.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In response, Republicans undertook extraordinary measures to try to force them home, including filing lawsuits to remove them from office and issuing arrest warrants.
—Joseph Ax, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2005, Octagon undertook a new project for its Olympic athlete clients dubbed Sick Tricks, consisting of video that snowboarders and skateboarders filmed of themselves performing dangerous stunts.
—Daniel Kaplan, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 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
The organization undertook its first high-profile advocacy effort the following year by exposing the cruel treatment of monkeys in a Maryland research lab.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In response, Republicans undertook extraordinary measures to try to force them home, including filing lawsuits to remove them from office and issuing arrest warrants.
—Joseph Ax, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
In 2005, Octagon undertook a new project for its Olympic athlete clients dubbed Sick Tricks, consisting of video that snowboarders and skateboarders filmed of themselves performing dangerous stunts.
—Daniel Kaplan, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertook
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In compliance with the restraining order, eight seconds of footage featuring the tape were edited out of the film, and Centro Asturiano management was assured that the producers assumed full liability, per the Tampa Bay Times.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The government estimated that the organization accepted more than $2 billion in wagers while RED44 was operational.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The board accepted their resignations at the September meeting.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 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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Cali sighed, too, then shouldered her bag.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Undertook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertook. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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