1
as in obedience
a bending to the authority or control of another
not given to unquestioning submission, he often came in conflict with his superiors
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as in surrender
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 submission
Gwyn quickly became an influential member, designing striking posters to solicit submissions and helping shape the anthology’s visual identity.
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Emphasizing the threat of being mistaken for an intruder should scare everyone into submission.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Running April 19-22, the industry gathering will bring together filmmakers, producers and financiers around projects spanning development through post-production, drawn from more than 600 submissions and representing 28 countries.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
The stacked program extends over more than two weeks, and the team can field up to 2,000 film submissions each year.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Emphasizing the threat of being mistaken for an intruder should scare everyone into submission.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Running April 19-22, the industry gathering will bring together filmmakers, producers and financiers around projects spanning development through post-production, drawn from more than 600 submissions and representing 28 countries.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
The stacked program extends over more than two weeks, and the team can field up to 2,000 film submissions each year.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submission
Noun
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The group pledged full obedience to the new leader.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Once Waukegan Park District dog obedience teacher Karin Magnuson instructs her charges on how to make their pets sit, get down, heel and stay, some return so their dogs can participate in the Ruffin Relays — a form of advanced training.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Pisces new moon asks for surrender.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The phrase is widely understood to mean taking no prisoners, or rejecting an opponent’s surrender and killing them instead.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It was geared not for mere compliance with user requests but for sound judgment.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Last month, the company partnered with RegScale to integrate cybersecurity platforms that automate compliance monitoring across the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submission. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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