as in submission
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
his submitting of his own desires to the will of God
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1
as in succumbing
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
in the end he submitted and agreed to take that awful-tasting medicine
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as in bowing
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
refusing to submit to sleep, she stayed by her son's hospital bed the whole night
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as in surrendering
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
the fort's commander received orders not to submit under any circumstances, as reinforcements were on the way
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Recent Examples of submitting
Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
His conviction stemmed from a series of criminal schemes, including submitting false campaign finance documents, misusing donor identities to route funds for personal and campaign use, and providing fraudulent information to the New York State Department of Labor and the House of Representatives.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In Maine, Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Elise Chard said her department followed every legal step in hiring the Jamaican national, including submitting his paperwork through the federal E-Verify system, which confirmed his employment eligibility.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Because contractors will be chosen based on qualifications instead of submitting the lowest bid, costs for some projects may be higher, city officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
While more countries are submitting data to WHO to help track global resistance levels, there are still major gaps.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The jurors found Brandon Carl Nail not guilty of committing assault under color of authority and submitting a false police report, concluding a trial of more than four weeks.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Members can join by submitting an application and a fee.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
In one June 2019 Brooklyn case, prosecutors accused a couple of submitting fake pay stubs, tax returns, and bank statements to secure multiple loans.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
In May, the California Department of Insurance accused Halem of falsifying an accident report and submitting staged photos to back up the claim.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Grasshopper Film, which is also submitting the documentary for Best Documentary Feature, will release the film theatrically in New York and Los Angeles next month.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
His conviction stemmed from a series of criminal schemes, including submitting false campaign finance documents, misusing donor identities to route funds for personal and campaign use, and providing fraudulent information to the New York State Department of Labor and the House of Representatives.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In Maine, Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Elise Chard said her department followed every legal step in hiring the Jamaican national, including submitting his paperwork through the federal E-Verify system, which confirmed his employment eligibility.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Because contractors will be chosen based on qualifications instead of submitting the lowest bid, costs for some projects may be higher, city officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
While more countries are submitting data to WHO to help track global resistance levels, there are still major gaps.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The jurors found Brandon Carl Nail not guilty of committing assault under color of authority and submitting a false police report, concluding a trial of more than four weeks.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Members can join by submitting an application and a fee.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
In one June 2019 Brooklyn case, prosecutors accused a couple of submitting fake pay stubs, tax returns, and bank statements to secure multiple loans.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submitting
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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,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the Trinbagonian superstar would probably have been better off focusing his efforts on one submission.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Everything has broken right for Egbuka since the moment he was drafted, with Chris Godwin having a setback from his 2024 injury, Jalen McMillan severely injuring his neck and then Mike Evans succumbing to his annual hamstring injury.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Alas, Waller wasn’t targeted again and the Dolphins punted on six of their final seven possessions, succumbing 27-24 in a gut-wrenching loss at Carolina to fall to 1-4.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Spotify is bowing its first-ever FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus stocked with video podcasts from Bill Simmons’ The Ringer.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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He will be killed by his brother, the angel Ejllael (Steve Noh), for bowing to a human.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Barnwell argues that surrendering second- and fourth-round picks, while getting both Hendrickson and Phillips, is not an arduous price for the Lions to pay as a team with Super Bowl aspirations.—
Josh Buckhalter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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But other issues in his 20-point peace plan must still be fulfilled, including Hamas surrendering its arms.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Harvard Lampoon’s ad offered two suggested surrender dates, April Fool’s Day and April 14.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fox19 was outside the Cincinnati Police Department’s District One headquarters on Sunday when Shaquille Ferguson and his attorney Clyde Bennett arrived for his surrender.—
Tre Mathews,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their underlying numbers are equally compelling, conceding just five big chances on their goal.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Senators rank last in the NHL in goals allowed per game, having surrendered four or more goals in each of their first four outings, and are on a three-game losing streak after conceding a season-high eight goals in a road loss at Buffalo on Wednesday night.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Submitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submitting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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