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
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2026
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
Armstrong, in a separate submission to the court on Wednesday, asking for the judge to modify her conditions of release, similarly disputed the DOJ’s characterization of events.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2026
Lighton and Melling were interested in a man who finds himself through submission.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2026
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
Armstrong, in a separate submission to the court on Wednesday, asking for the judge to modify her conditions of release, similarly disputed the DOJ’s characterization of events.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2026
Lighton and Melling were interested in a man who finds himself through submission.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submission
Noun
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In terms of training, both Beineke and Hutchinson said that avalanche dogs typically start learning basic obedience skills as puppies before moving into more specific search and rescue techniques.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fear Gets Results, Niceness Builds Loyalty Fear creates compliance and obedience.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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That humans being timed, evaluated and improved to be more like a machine is a surrender of more than our dignity to machines.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The college game needs a full surrender to March Madness, the only moment that this sport has the spotlight.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Regulators still demand strict compliance with safety standards.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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The team is partnering with a company to achieve ADA compliance and has a plan in place to make the property more accessible over time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submission. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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