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as in succumbed
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 yielded
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 surrendered
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 submitted
Tips submitted anonymously to the hotline may be eligible for a reward of up to $25,000.
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Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
Tips may also be submitted anonymously through the P3 Tips smartphone app.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
All prize claims must be submitted within 180 days of the drawing date for draw games.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent filings indicate that Chinese firms are planning to deploy more than 200,000 internet satellites, with formal submissions submitted to a UN agency shortly after Beijing publicly raised concerns over the congestion caused by Elon Musk’s SpaceX constellation.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
States split up $25 billion from the fund evenly and submitted applications to compete for the other half.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
From May 2020 to January 2022, Vazquez, Highsmith and several associates submitted fraudulent applications to financial institutions and the Small Business Administration.
—Chase Jordan
january 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
As of Friday, more than 200 questions had been submitted, with the deadline set for noon.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
There was a vote this past offseason on whether the tush push should be banned after the Green Bay Packers submitted a formal proposal.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Done in by Immanuel Quickley burying a 3-pointer at the buzzer, the Hornets succumbed to the Toronto Raptors 97-96 at Spectrum Center on Wednesday night.—
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Trim away any roots that have succumbed to root rot.—
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Eventually, his parents surrendered to his passion for figure skating.—
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Meanwhile, the offense has surrendered just 10 tackles for loss and four sacks.—
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But under questioning from Cruz, Vladeck conceded that approving a nondisclosure order without any factual proffer would be inconsistent with a judge’s oath, if that hypothetical were true.—
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Some peers, smart ones, have conceded the death of this tradition.—
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For about a month, nobody had any idea who had felled the tree, and nobody could work out why it had been done.—
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The greatest damage appeared concentrated in the North Bay, where gusty winds felled numerous trees.—
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Bradie Tennell bowed her head to the ice after her final pose as the crowd stood and cheered.—
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The deference with which that body has bowed to presidential fiat would make Page and William Maclay shudder.—
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“Submitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submitted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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