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
The fest, which runs April 24-29, received over a thousand submissions this year, a record for the festival.
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Jenelle Riley, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
This budget is not a final submission and anything that is submitted would need the approval of Congress to be implemented.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Azzopardi said the board informed Cuomo’s team about the errors last Friday, but wouldn’t confirm what specific pieces of info had been left off its submissions to the CFB.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jenelle Riley, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
This budget is not a final submission and anything that is submitted would need the approval of Congress to be implemented.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Azzopardi said the board informed Cuomo’s team about the errors last Friday, but wouldn’t confirm what specific pieces of info had been left off its submissions to the CFB.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submission
Noun
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Jumping: Held on the final day of competition, the purpose of the show jumping portion of the three-day event is to demonstrate the horse's energy and obedience after the cross-country test.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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What is more, the actors are in complete obedience to the last line of the play.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Military leaders pushed those possibilities to hellish extremes, following the logic that killing civilians might induce surrender.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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History has long taught us that such appeasement doesn’t work when concession is seen as weakness—or even as surrender.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
19 Apr. 2025
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But Morris’ fortunes had seemingly improved by 2019, when he was hired as CSUN’s director of equity and compliance with a $150,000 salary, according to school records reviewed by The Times.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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While ostensibly targeting immigrants, what is being constructed is both the infrastructure and compliance that will facilitate a broader loss of rights for all Americans.—
Kica Matos,
Time,
2 May 2025
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submission. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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