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
The submissions were also sent to prosecutor Daniel Porceddu, who didn't check their accuracy.
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CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Our submissions were anonymous, but Boyd knew which were mine, because I’d written them for his class.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 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, 26 Jan. 2026
This burger beat out 600,000 fan submissions to get a spot on national menus, according to a press release.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
In 2025, Ginsparg collaborated with several colleagues on an analysis of submissions that had recently been posted to the arXiv.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
All of your films are official Oscar submissions.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
The early deadline for short film submissions is March 1, and the official deadline is April 12.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Today, the Edison Awards announced the 2026 finalists, selected from thousands of global submissions and evaluated by an independent panel of senior scientists, engineers, designers, and industry leaders.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Our submissions were anonymous, but Boyd knew which were mine, because I’d written them for his class.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 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, 26 Jan. 2026
This burger beat out 600,000 fan submissions to get a spot on national menus, according to a press release.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
In 2025, Ginsparg collaborated with several colleagues on an analysis of submissions that had recently been posted to the arXiv.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
All of your films are official Oscar submissions.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
The early deadline for short film submissions is March 1, and the official deadline is April 12.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Today, the Edison Awards announced the 2026 finalists, selected from thousands of global submissions and evaluated by an independent panel of senior scientists, engineers, designers, and industry leaders.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submissions
surrenders
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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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These surrenders might occur because of unpreparedness or life changes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Submissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submissions. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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