as in surrenders
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 submissions
This year, the Webby Awards received more than 13,000 entries from over 70 countries, with fewer than 17% of submissions named nominees.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Fewer than 17 percent of submissions were named nominees.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Our search for the area’s best started with more than 500 submissions, representing nearly 60 different local businesses.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 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, 30 Mar. 2026
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
The board will spend the next few months interrogating submissions from all three cities and speaking to their champions in more detail.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
The review of a second grant proposal that this MSU researcher had submitted to NIH was delayed by several months after NIH suspended the panels that assess the scientific merit of grant submissions.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Harms Mahlandt receives submissions every day from people all over the world who encounter or make these sidewalk creations.
—Maggie Penman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Fewer than 17 percent of submissions were named nominees.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
Our search for the area’s best started with more than 500 submissions, representing nearly 60 different local businesses.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 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, 30 Mar. 2026
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
The board will spend the next few months interrogating submissions from all three cities and speaking to their champions in more detail.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
The review of a second grant proposal that this MSU researcher had submitted to NIH was delayed by several months after NIH suspended the panels that assess the scientific merit of grant submissions.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Harms Mahlandt receives submissions every day from people all over the world who encounter or make these sidewalk creations.
—Maggie Penman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submissions
surrenders
Noun
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The new Orlando shelter helps expand pet adoption opportunities while opening up capacity for pet surrenders, the pet food pantry and other community services.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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During the year, the spring/summer opens the doors to a spike in pet surrenders.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Submissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submissions. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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