submissions

plural of submission
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 Potential uses include disaster relief and surveillance The first DARPA Lift Challenge attracted around 480 concept submissions, with 110 teams invited to compete. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Now in post-production, with no AI assistance, it is expected to be completed next spring in time for festival submissions. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Cycle two dedicated to projects in production, received 696 submissions, with 17 projects ultimately selected, spanning feature fiction, feature documentary and short fiction. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Ten of these films (and counting) are Best International Feature Oscar submissions. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026 After going through nearly 200 submissions, two winners were chosen. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 In May, the National Park Service released its database of 35,700 public submissions received between June 2025 and January 2026. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Pantoja is 12 years older than Van and has a 30-6-0 record with 12 submissions and eight (T)KOs. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Guitar Center’s statement acknowledged the unserious submissions. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
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surrenders
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  • The surrenders reflect a broader challenge the organization is seeing among pet owners, as rising veterinary and other care costs, along with housing restrictions, put increasing pressure on families trying to care for their animals.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Animal shelters across Maryland are calling for donations, adoptions and volunteers amid an uptick in pet surrenders this summer.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Submissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submissions. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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