as in surrenders
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
the judge ordered the submission of all of the company's records to the prosecutors
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Recent Examples of submissions
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
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Aegis Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Soon, the practice of simultaneous submissions became widely accepted, and the book auction was born.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s hit Paramount+ drama series about people in and around the West Texas oil business, has locked its season two Emmys submissions, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The Let’s Talk TV public process received close to 15,000 submissions included in the official record.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The full list of Emmy submissions is below.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Great Outdoors Colorado accepted a grant application outside of its normal cycle of grant submissions in order to make the deal possible.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
For that reason, Seligman isn’t convinced that an appeal from the DOJ on the issue isn’t imminent, even as the CAPE submissions continue to roll in.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
For the first phase, only entities who have made certain tariff payments will be able to make refund submissions.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Aegis Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Soon, the practice of simultaneous submissions became widely accepted, and the book auction was born.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s hit Paramount+ drama series about people in and around the West Texas oil business, has locked its season two Emmys submissions, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The Let’s Talk TV public process received close to 15,000 submissions included in the official record.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The full list of Emmy submissions is below.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Great Outdoors Colorado accepted a grant application outside of its normal cycle of grant submissions in order to make the deal possible.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
For that reason, Seligman isn’t convinced that an appeal from the DOJ on the issue isn’t imminent, even as the CAPE submissions continue to roll in.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
For the first phase, only entities who have made certain tariff payments will be able to make refund submissions.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submissions
surrenders
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The new Orlando shelter helps expand pet adoption opportunities while opening up capacity for pet surrenders, the pet food pantry and other community services.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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During the year, the spring/summer opens the doors to a spike in pet surrenders.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Submissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submissions. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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