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
Allow up to 7 weeks from rebate submission.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
The show put up billboards around Los Angeles touting the submission, and even made some campaign efforts with the TV Academy’s emerging media peer group.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 June 2026
Internal submissions from OneAmerica Financial employees are sent weekly via email, reviewed by Osowski, and voted on by the communications team.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Her online call for submissions went worldwide — from Canada to Ghana, Norway, India, Japan, and of course, the Windy City.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
The show put up billboards around Los Angeles touting the submission, and even made some campaign efforts with the TV Academy’s emerging media peer group.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 June 2026
Internal submissions from OneAmerica Financial employees are sent weekly via email, reviewed by Osowski, and voted on by the communications team.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Her online call for submissions went worldwide — from Canada to Ghana, Norway, India, Japan, and of course, the Windy City.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submission
Noun
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Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest days in Islam and commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God before God provided an animal to sacrifice instead.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The festival commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, with millions of livestock being sacrificed across Bangladesh during the celebration.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The surrender to infectious disease that some of the worst among us contemplate is not inevitable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Uranus in Gemini is shaking up your third house of communication, choices and daily movement, while the North Node in Pisces activates your 12th house of closure, intuition and surrender.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The president watched Israel assassinate his colleagues and superiors, faced accusations by ultra-conservative hardline politicians of compliance with Iran’s archenemy, the United States, and even oversaw a massive crackdown on protests.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submission. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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