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’s program featured 76 films from 26 countries, selected from over 1,700 submissions, including first time entries from Sao Tomé and Principe, Belize and Ecuador, reflecting both an expanding international reach and deepening artistic ambition.
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
If a fair and reasonable resolution is not reached within 72 hours, more than 150 agents and managers will begin a collective boycott of Casting Networks, suspending all submissions and participation until the new fee structure is withdrawn or restructured.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.
—CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
As of August 2025, at least 34 local unions and 3 federations remain in registration limbo, some awaiting approval for over four years despite multiple submissions.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
This year’s festival also boasts 16 selections that will serve as their respective country’s Oscar submissions, along with two selections from last year’s fest that made the cut.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Duplicate submissions will be discarded.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
However, nominators − worldwide members of research academies, university professors, scientists, previous Nobel Prize laureates and members of parliamentary assemblies and others − can choose to reveal their submissions.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Then came the submissions, the cover letters, the endless reach for connections — this person may know that person who could recommend us to this festival programmer, etc.
—Courtney Marsh, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
If a fair and reasonable resolution is not reached within 72 hours, more than 150 agents and managers will begin a collective boycott of Casting Networks, suspending all submissions and participation until the new fee structure is withdrawn or restructured.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.
—CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
As of August 2025, at least 34 local unions and 3 federations remain in registration limbo, some awaiting approval for over four years despite multiple submissions.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
This year’s festival also boasts 16 selections that will serve as their respective country’s Oscar submissions, along with two selections from last year’s fest that made the cut.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Duplicate submissions will be discarded.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
However, nominators − worldwide members of research academies, university professors, scientists, previous Nobel Prize laureates and members of parliamentary assemblies and others − can choose to reveal their submissions.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Then came the submissions, the cover letters, the endless reach for connections — this person may know that person who could recommend us to this festival programmer, etc.
—Courtney Marsh, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submissions
surrenders
Noun
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In 2024, eight babies were surrendered to Alabama, for instance, four of whom were hospital surrenders and four of whom were left in baby boxes.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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The new surrenders came after Nashville Police arrested a 17-year-old Antioch teen one day earlier in connection with the incident.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Submissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submissions. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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