submitted

verb

past tense of submit
1
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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2
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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3
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 Line of Duty producer World Productions has submitted separate plans to reimagine the Time Lord after CEO Simon Heath recently mooted his interest in the Doctor Who tender. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 His arrest came after a DNA sample submitted to the state crime lab by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Chapel Hill Police Department matched a profile found at the original crime scene, authorities said. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Its proprietary platform, Blackbird, reads the documents submitted with an insurance application, classifies the risk and calculates a technical price. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 The meeting comes a day after faculty members submitted a resolution for a vote of no confidence against the school’s administrators. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Warsh has not submitted a forecast since taking the position in May. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Applications are submitted to each county's Early Voting Clerk. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The agreement followed a dispute that began after the software company submitted two invoices before meeting contractual requirements and RT paid them. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 In February, the lawsuit says, Dougan and other deputy chiefs submitted a grievance to new Fire Chief Craig Buckley, who took over the position in January when Grundyson retired. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for submitted
  1. succumbed
  2. surrendered
  3. conceded
  4. fell
  5. bowed
Verb
  • Mark died last year, at sixty-two, from cancer; Bragg’s older brother, Sam, had also succumbed to the disease a few years earlier, at sixty-four.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Others succumbed to their wounds or the conditions endured in captivity.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of succumbed
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  • Cam Pickett had a season-high 134 yards on eight catches for the Jayhawks (2-3, 0-2), who surrendered 541 total yards to the Utes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Within a minute of the puck hitting the ice, the Dons surrendered the first breakaway.
    — Richie McGinniss, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrendered
Verb
  • Under the plea, Johnson maintained his innocence but conceded there was enough evidence to convict him.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Over the summer, Mamdani conceded that the city did not have the power to execute the warrant.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceded
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  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • The film bowed in the Midnight Madness section at the Toronto Film Festival and will have its Asian premiere at Singapore’s Capitol Theatre.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Accordingly, The Marriage Market bowed in Germany first, on ProSieben’s streaming platform Joyn.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Submitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submitted. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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