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Recent Examples of nonautonomous
Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.
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Aaron Rothstein, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.
—Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021
Aaron Rothstein, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.
—Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonautonomous
Adjective
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This exciting new corner of Rome supports an emerging understanding of the eternal city, revealing that its growth was dependent on its suburbs and altering our comprehension of how Rome functioned and thrived.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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Patriotism is a value that an IP-dependent tech company fighting Chinese rivals might well be happy to see inculcated in its employees.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Such a lens shows that the mobility of these women depended on the labor of those who were unfree.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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His brother, god of hunting and tracking, is caught in the cruel paradox of parole — somehow still unfree and searching for liberty and purpose, yearning for the seeming escape of his own car on the open road, always in danger of being hunted down himself.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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In its expert depiction of the emergence of a bond between documentarian and subject, L’approche is a key work by Depardon, one that sheds new light on his oeuvre and methodology to date.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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Does the environment surrounding the subject look realistic?—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Nonautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonautonomous. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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