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as in to succumb
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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2
as in to surrender
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 to capitulate
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 submit
The new legislation does allow the vehicle owner to submit a title or bill of sale instead of registration documents to get their car back.
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Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
LinkedIn has seen a 45% increase in the number of applications being submitted—averaging 11,000 per minute.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Arizona Women of Action, a Christian parental rights group, submitted letters to the court also opposing the law.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Several members of Gravel & Grit submitted a formal complaint July 23 to the joint committee to request a full investigation into the Franklin County prison project.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
LinkedIn has seen a 45% increase in the number of applications being submitted—averaging 11,000 per minute.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Arizona Women of Action, a Christian parental rights group, submitted letters to the court also opposing the law.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Several members of Gravel & Grit submitted a formal complaint July 23 to the joint committee to request a full investigation into the Franklin County prison project.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
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Here are some steps to prevent your team from succumbing to the sense of powerlessness associated with the Great Lock-In trend.—
Juliette Han,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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And when Jîna succumbed to her injuries on September 16, the Shargh reporter Niloofar Hamedi defied orders to keep quiet and told the world about her death in a tweet.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have not yet revealed the full details of how Robinson was detained, but multiple reports suggested that his father urged him to surrender after recognizing his son in the grainy surveillance footage released by police.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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Once Bailey reached home, the official completion of a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning, Bailey surrendered himself to the moment.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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On the 18th hole of the final match, Nicklaus sank his par putt and then conceded Tony Jacklin’s short par putt, ensuring both the match and the Ryder Cup ended in a tie.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Democrats have long conceded that the party needs a new vision after voters soundly rejected their presidential ticket last fall, and internal squabbles about the party’s future have spilled out into the public.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Submit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submit. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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