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relinquishments

noun

plural of relinquishment
as in surrenders
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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Recent Examples of relinquishments So far this year, Paws Chicago has seen a 28% increase in pet relinquishments. — Ash-Har Quraishi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 But in 2022, when people returned to their offices or got new jobs and work schedules changed, the San Clemente shelter relinquishments jumped 87%, with 131 animals dropped off. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relinquishments
  1. surrenders
  2. submissions
Noun
  • Animal shelters across Maryland are calling for donations, adoptions and volunteers amid an uptick in pet surrenders this summer.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The shelter is still accepting stray animals, Cannon said, but due to space limitations, they’re limited in their ability to accept owner surrenders.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrenders
Noun
  • In its inaugural year, the program received more than 3,100 submissions.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • First, the number of nominees was determined proportionally based on the number of submissions from each format so that neither talk nor sketch would overwhelm the other in the single category.
    — Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of submissions

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“Relinquishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquishments. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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