as in surrenders
the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another
miraculously, the relinquishment of the hostages was accomplished without bloodshed
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Noun
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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
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Among the submissions is a letter from Virginia Huynh, a former girlfriend who did not testify during the trial but met with prosecutors beforehand.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Seventeen projects will be showcased at the market, selected from submissions that hail from India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, and North America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Relinquishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relinquishments. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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