self-sufficiency
noun
self-suf·fi·cien·cy
ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē 
: the quality or state of being self-sufficient
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self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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Born in Tangier to Spanish parents, María Ángeles lives out her widowhood with cheerful self-sufficiency.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
This level of homegrown production underscores the country’s broader push to achieve self-sufficiency in cutting-edge technologies that are critical to its long-term energy transition and clean power ambitions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, championed self-sufficiency and food sovereignty.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
With Mercury retrograde in your sign starting on the 15th, old fears around your self-sufficiency might be resurfacing.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
This level of homegrown production underscores the country’s broader push to achieve self-sufficiency in cutting-edge technologies that are critical to its long-term energy transition and clean power ambitions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, championed self-sufficiency and food sovereignty.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
With Mercury retrograde in your sign starting on the 15th, old fears around your self-sufficiency might be resurfacing.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficiency
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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