submitted
Americanadjective
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presented, sent, or handed in for the consideration, decision, or approval of others, as an application, proposal, report, etc..
All submitted requests will be time-stamped and processed in the order in which they are received.
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given over or yielded to the power, judgment, or authority of another.
The old butler was a willing, submitted servant who faithfully carried out the tasks he was given each day.
verb
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Etymology
Origin of submitted
First recorded in 1530–40; submit ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; submit ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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Each of the five judges read all the submitted books, with Beard joking she "occasionally felt daunted as a new box of 30 or so gleaming volumes landed on my doorstep".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
They then submitted the images to MyFitnessPal, LoseIt!,
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
ExxonMobil, which submitted a comment letter in support of the SEC’s proposal, said it expects to keep issuing quarterly earnings releases if it makes the switch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In 2013, UC approved a data science course, submitted by Los Angeles Unified, to broaden math options, and by 2020 allowed such courses to substitute for advanced algebra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mostly to prove him wrong, I submitted my body to an experimental program of his design.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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