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present tense third-person singular of surrender
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as in relinquishes
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress the toddler surrendered the doll to her mother after a brief struggle the commander surrendered the garrison without having fired a single shot

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as in indulges
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly laid-off workers who surrender themselves to despair will almost certainly never regain their footing

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surrenders

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noun

plural of surrender
as in submissions
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another the police demanded the surrender of all hostages as a condition for allowing the hijackers safe passage out of the country

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Recent Examples of surrenders
Verb
Henry then surrenders his phone, and Tony tosses it into the air for Ziva to blast to pieces. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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 Here are three key surrenders to make before the season ends. Renessa Boley Layne, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrenders
Verb
  • In a street vacation, the city relinquishes the right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The community's willingness to proactively strengthen its economic foundations today will determine whether crypto fulfills its promise as robust, trusted global infrastructure, or succumbs when faced with inevitable systemic stress.
    Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 74-year-old François Bayrou resigns on Tuesday after choosing to gamble his political survival on a confidence vote a day earlier—and losing it by a huge margin.
    Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The contract, however, may entitle the employee terminated without cause or who resigns with cause to receive certain severance benefits to which the employee otherwise would not be entitled.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As for goalkeepers, Luis Llopis — the goalkeeping coach who previously worked with Zinedine Zidane and was brought back when Carlo Ancelotti returned in 2021 — regularly submits reports on options, but none of them have been given serious consideration due to the squad’s situation.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In 2025, the average candidate submits 42 applications just to get one interview, and only about 3% of applicants make it to that stage.
    Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The falling soufflé as a symbol of the crumbling hotel is the kind of heavy-handed touch Solnicki rarely indulges.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
  • So much eye-candy value is maximized by David Schuurman’s widescreen photography, which frequently indulges us further with sweeping drone’s-eye views of spectacular landscapes.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Over the next five months, as the court advanced with the legal proceedings and heard the closing submissions of the defense lawyers and the attorney general, political tensions in the country escalated.
    Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the Reply AI Film Festival named Love at First Sight by Jacopo Reale, its Grand Prize winner, The AI Film Festival announced winners during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, selecting from over 2,500 submissions from 67 countries.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The current system of revisions renders an important set of numbers impossible to use.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
  • To put it mildly, Longo is disheartened by the political climate, by the bullying and attacks on democracy, by war, by the language that renders America as a sports team.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Piastri concedes and gives the place back.
    Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Even so, Whiddett concedes that bespoke remains the bigger prize.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Surrenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrenders. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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