as in surrender
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
miraculously, the relinquishment of the hostages was accomplished without bloodshed
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Noun
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And in that surrender, curiosity returns.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Under today’s Pisces lunar eclipse, surrender makes space for better things.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Failing that, to batter you into submission, to convince you that Israel’s power and control is so great that it cannot be faced, and must only be endorsed or endured.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jacir is also premiering her latest feature, Palestine 36, a historical drama about the 1936 uprising against British rule that just became Palestine’s international Oscar submission.—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Relinquishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquishment. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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