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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
Saturday brought wind into the equation along with the damper roughs, ratcheting up the difficulty on a course that was already putting the field into submission holds.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Menehune Art Contest seeking submissions The Windansea Surf Club is accepting submissions through Sunday, June 15, for the 2025 Menehune Art Contest.
Artists 18 and younger may submit up to three pieces for consideration for the Oct. 4 contest.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
Each had played an iconic housewife, although Molly stood in fascinating contrast with Lucy Ricardo: the former was a fixer, the latter a firecracker, prone to fits of mischievous rage, then spanked into submission by her bandleader husband.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The clips went viral on social media ahead of the Season 7 premiere, and in response, Love Island fans vowed to vote her out once submissions opened through the show’s official app.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Menehune Art Contest seeking submissions The Windansea Surf Club is accepting submissions through Sunday, June 15, for the 2025 Menehune Art Contest.
Artists 18 and younger may submit up to three pieces for consideration for the Oct. 4 contest.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
Each had played an iconic housewife, although Molly stood in fascinating contrast with Lucy Ricardo: the former was a fixer, the latter a firecracker, prone to fits of mischievous rage, then spanked into submission by her bandleader husband.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The clips went viral on social media ahead of the Season 7 premiere, and in response, Love Island fans vowed to vote her out once submissions opened through the show’s official app.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submission
Noun
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Clarity follows courage, and pivoting becomes an act of obedience, not just ambition.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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There is also a 90-minute weekend obedience course for those in need of severe rehabilitation.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Erotic surrender alone will not subvert or even really trouble the monarchy, which requires its own elaborately binding outfits and public displays of intimacy.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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Failure to do so is not judicial humility, but, at best, judicial surrender in the face of a terrible crime.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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In October 2024, Apple started to require identity verification for users sending more than $500 in total Apple Cash peer-to-peer transactions in line with anti-money laundering compliance.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Before coming to The Athletic, Weiss spent a decade working for the government, primarily as a compliance bank regulator.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submission. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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