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Recent Examples of self-reliant An inadvertent boost to Chinese companies Over the past decade, China has worked to build a self-reliant semiconductor supply chain, a nationwide push made more urgent by Washington’s tightening of tech restrictions since Trump’s first term. John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 Another source of pushback is the belief that China needs to be self-reliant use chips made by Chinese designers and manufacturers. Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 The researchers found that, across all societies, self-reliant strategies (deliberation, especially, followed by intuition) were the most popular. New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025 Private river frontage, creeks, springs, and senior water rights make the ranch entirely self-reliant—no outside feed required. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-reliant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reliant
independent
Adjective
  • Senator Angus King, who is independent but caucuses with the Democrats, also voted for the Republican bill on Tuesday.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The request Monday is to continue paying the salary for the coalition's two employees, as well as to allow the coalition to separate from Experience Fayetteville and become more independent.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Self-reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reliant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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