undertook

verb

past tense of undertake
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 Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 But before all of that, Hoboken undertook a systematic effort to catalog its sidewalks and their condition. — Wes Marshall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Case in point—the Princess of Wales undertook a private meeting on June 23 with none other than Melinda French Gates. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 June 2026 Instead, the company quietly launched a far-reaching effort to intertwine oil company interests and climate science, in part by using its vast resources to shape the research that major universities undertook. — Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026 In 1944, a century after the Great Famine, the Irish Folklore Commission undertook a massive survey to collect memories of the time. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2026 Kate undertook the challenge in support of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, an organization connected to the hospital where Kate received her treatment. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 29 June 2026 The Princess of Wales undertook the ambitious endeavor — which features 23 miles of hiking with a total elevation gain of 10,052 feet — alone, with support from Mountain Rescue. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertook
  1. assumed
  2. accepted
  3. shouldered
Verb
  • Many business leaders assumed the semiconductor crisis ended with the pandemic.
    — Jim Bureau, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The defense attorney said police automatically assumed her client was the suspect from the start.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • On Friday, Pope Leo formally accepted the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, a non-partisan non-profit located across from Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Reuters Calling on America to recommit itself to its founding principles of unity and peace at home and abroad, Pope Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal on Friday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of accepted
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  • However, either of those options would leave Houston one reliever short in a bullpen that just shouldered a seismic workload during this seven-game road trip.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Since Tanner died, Shay has taken on the work of platforming colorectal cancer awareness, as well as shouldered the mantle of becoming a grief awareness advocate.
    — Shay Martin, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
Definition of shouldered

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