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as in autonomy
the ability to care for one's self
children are supposed to achieve some measure of independence by the time they are 18—so it's time for that 30-year-old to move out!
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as in sovereignty
the state of being free from the control or power of another
college freshmen often revel in their newfound independence
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Recent Examples of independence
The government points out that Congress created a federal agency, the Merit Systems Protection Board, to handle such matters, although its independence has been compromised under the current administration.
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Dessalines’ reputation took on another layer in the war for independence and after.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Proceeds will directly benefit the organization’s programs that allow students to develop creative outlets, learn marketable skills and gain a sense of independence and self-esteem.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The findings are likely to raise eyebrows, given that the BBC’s independence from ministers is a foundational part of its mission and efforts to win trust among audiences.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Dessalines’ reputation took on another layer in the war for independence and after.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Proceeds will directly benefit the organization’s programs that allow students to develop creative outlets, learn marketable skills and gain a sense of independence and self-esteem.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The findings are likely to raise eyebrows, given that the BBC’s independence from ministers is a foundational part of its mission and efforts to win trust among audiences.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for independence
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Paz favored gradual reform, including tax incentives for small businesses and regional fiscal autonomy, while Quiroga proposed sweeping cuts and an IMF bailout.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Idaho lawmakers and advocates have stressed that their goals are bodily autonomy and informed choice.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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But Ukraine says Russia is waging an imperial war of conquest to eradicate Ukrainian sovereignty and identity, and illegally bring it under Kremlin control.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than 15,000 Haitians lost their lives fighting against the United States’ seizure of Haitian sovereignty, including Charlemagne Péralte, the subject of Yveline Alexis’s engrossing and tragic account of the Occupation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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For many Black and Brown people in America, the outdoors was not a site of freedom but of exploitation and fear.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Without the requirement to protect majority-minority districts, Republicans would have far greater freedom to redraw congressional maps in ways that dilute the voting power of Black and other minority communities—areas that tend to favor Democrats.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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This visit was very important signal for our partners that Kyiv, much more safety right now, and also very important signal that Great Britain stay together with Ukraine, support Ukraine -- support our country in the fight for our freedom, for our independency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2022
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Yet the careful reader will appreciate the significance of the Puritan Cromwell’s independency.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2021
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However, as China ruthlessly pursues independent innovation, domestic substitution of imports has become a policy priority to ensure tech self-sufficiency in critical industries.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mexico offers a relatively easy path to long-term residency for Americans who can prove financial self-sufficiency.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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The West has arrived not as a singular arsenal, but as one vector in a survival strategy built on redundancy and self-reliance.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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China doesn’t just have the ability to soak up punishment from the US in the form of tariffs and sanctions — the culmination of decades of Chinese industrial policy aimed at self-reliance in core technologies.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Independence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independence. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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