UNDERTAKEN Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

undertaken

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past participle of undertake

as in accepted

to take to or upon oneself undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own

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Recent Examples of undertaken Her biggest concern is that creating an academy modeled after the military service academies would conflate what NASA does—the peaceful, civil exploration of space—with military activities undertaken by the US Space Force. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Santa Fe reconstruction timeline The reconstruction of Santa Fe has been touted as the largest project the city has undertaken. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Although virtually every Middle East wargame undertaken over the past 50 years has resulted in a closure of this global choke point, this fact was either forgotten or simply ignored in planning the current action. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026 Today, the neighborhood represents one of the most ambitious regeneration projects ever undertaken in Prime Central London. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 West’s case also dovetailed with an anti-surrogacy campaign recently undertaken by some conservatives, Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California, Davis who specializes in reproductive health, told CNN. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The Nature Conservancy has undertaken similar restoration efforts to reconnect the wetlands of nearby Emiquon Nature Preserve to the river. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The initiative is among the first major actions undertaken by Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic gold medalist in track and field, who was hired by SafeSport in January. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Restoration undertaken by Kairos-Film and Reitz-Medien under the supervision of Alexander Kluge. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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The agreement had been offered last year and accepted by the official who oversees the Pentagon's Guantanamo war court, only to be revoked last August by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin amid criticism of the deal from Republican lawmakers.

— Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The sighting still needs to be accepted by the California Bird Records Committee, which reviews and confirms rare bird sightings.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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