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as in obedience
a bending to the authority or control of another
not given to unquestioning submission, he often came in conflict with his superiors
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as in surrender
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 submission
Moicano is a fun, high-volume striker who also has a top-level submission game.
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Brett Appley, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Those include providing multiple ways for customers to contact Block, such as a dispute submission tool within Cash App; using AI to spot and stop fraud; and using advanced technology to warn customers about potential scams involving their transactions.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2025
The juried categories include the FIPRESCI Prize for films in the international feature film Oscar submissions program, the best documentary award and the New Voices New Visions Award, among others.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
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Brett Appley, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Those include providing multiple ways for customers to contact Block, such as a dispute submission tool within Cash App; using AI to spot and stop fraud; and using advanced technology to warn customers about potential scams involving their transactions.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2025
The juried categories include the FIPRESCI Prize for films in the international feature film Oscar submissions program, the best documentary award and the New Voices New Visions Award, among others.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for submission
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As Simone healed from her injuries, overcame mange, and started learning basic obedience and socialization, her personality emerged.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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And while acting talent might be surplus to requirements, I was saddened to see the marvelous Mike Colter show up here as a supervillain who slaughters some of his own men to encourage obedience in their comrades.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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What spending time on TikTok represents — to me, at least — is a kind of cognitive surrender, a willingness to stop actively directing my thoughts and feelings and to let ByteDance’s algorithm entertain me for a while.—
Kevin Roose,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The surfacing narrative that bothered Kerr and Curry, an under-the-radar avid consumer of Internet content, was the surrender topic.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The state would conduct audits on businesses to ensure compliance with those requirements, something that Albritton was opposed to.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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The executive order can instigate the name change, but compliance is another issue.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Submission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submission. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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