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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 steering committee received a whopping 400 submissions from prospective performers.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Check out our submission guidelines and feel free to email us at studentpodcastchallenge@npr.org at any point.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 6 May 2025
However, do not be fooled into thinking Barcelona simply pass teams into submission.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Netflix declined to comment on that possibility but confirmed the aforementioned submission decision.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Check out our submission guidelines and feel free to email us at studentpodcastchallenge@npr.org at any point.
—Janet W. Lee, NPR, 6 May 2025
However, do not be fooled into thinking Barcelona simply pass teams into submission.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Netflix declined to comment on that possibility but confirmed the aforementioned submission decision.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submission
Noun
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Some, like Columbia University, Amazon, and Paul, Weiss, have caved, choosing the path of obedience over principle.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Leaders who appreciate the worth of their team and respect others will gain far more than mere obedience.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Police believe many surrenders are made by people who have no license to carry the guns or might have obtained them illegally.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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The Russian leader has proposed a limited three-day ceasefire this week to mark the anniversary of the Nazi surrender during World War II, but hasn’t signed on to a 30-day ceasefire to try and resolve Europe’s biggest conflict since then.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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Even in the early stages, schema drift, data quality issues and compliance gaps can erode confidence in your data.—
Sonam Kanungo,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The village gave the stores a few weeks to remove the product from their shelves, and the village has not had an issue with compliance in the past year, Wold said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submission. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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