kowtows

present tense third-person singular of kowtow

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submits
Verb
  • Currently, federal law only guarantees a cow’s milk substitute—such as fortified soy milk—if a parent submits a physician’s note documenting a disability.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The city’s existing process has design work being completed either by city engineers or outside architects before a contractor is chosen — a decision based on which contractor submits the lowest bid.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Kowtows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kowtows. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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