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
Course content, submissions and credentials were not compromised, the company said.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
All three were selected from the year’s 5,100 submissions hailing from 133 countries and regions, and from a shortlist spanning 20 areas and a range of mediums including ceramics, woodwork, textiles, furniture, bookbinding, glass, metal, jewelry and lacquer.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Scientific journals are flooded with low-quality submissions.
—Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Miller just keeps fighting and getting submissions.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Late submissions will not be entered.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
Engagement opportunities included open submissions for school names and mascots, community voting and ongoing reminders across platforms.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 May 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.
—Aegis Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s hit Paramount+ drama series about people in and around the West Texas oil business, has locked its season two Emmys submissions, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
All three were selected from the year’s 5,100 submissions hailing from 133 countries and regions, and from a shortlist spanning 20 areas and a range of mediums including ceramics, woodwork, textiles, furniture, bookbinding, glass, metal, jewelry and lacquer.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Scientific journals are flooded with low-quality submissions.
—Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Miller just keeps fighting and getting submissions.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Late submissions will not be entered.
—AJC.com, 10 May 2026
Engagement opportunities included open submissions for school names and mascots, community voting and ongoing reminders across platforms.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 May 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.
—Aegis Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s hit Paramount+ drama series about people in and around the West Texas oil business, has locked its season two Emmys submissions, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submissions
surrenders
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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 14 May. 2026.
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