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as in independent
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as in staid
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as in self-sufficient
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Recent Examples of self-contained
City health officials noted that the cases are more self-contained compared to the outbreak in Central Harlem, which is tied to cooling towers, according to NBC New York.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
These cells are deliberately small – often under a dozen members – and self-contained, which gives them greater operational security and flexibility.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
And because the setup is portable and self-contained, both it and the eye can be moved from one operating room to another, or even between different hospitals.
—New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
Sleepaway camp ideally feels like a world unto itself, a secret witchy ritual in the woods, at once wild and self-contained.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
These cells are deliberately small – often under a dozen members – and self-contained, which gives them greater operational security and flexibility.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
And because the setup is portable and self-contained, both it and the eye can be moved from one operating room to another, or even between different hospitals.
—New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
Sleepaway camp ideally feels like a world unto itself, a secret witchy ritual in the woods, at once wild and self-contained.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-contained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained
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The film offers a child-psychology tip for fiercely independent kids (like Beesha) about learning to accept help from others, plus some none-too-subtle critiques of lying leaders who sow division.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Her potential ascension to the budget panel was repeatedly highlighted by her campaign in 2020 as a way to sway Maine's fickle - and often decisive - independent voting bloc.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Crossbodies with flaps, one of the most staid and practical silhouettes on the market, popped up over and over again on the fall runways, including at Khaite, Burberry, and Calvin Klein.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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Much of the composition is given to the trio of commissioners who, tasked with investigating charges of bias in the trial, upheld the verdict—their faces sagging and stony, their staid officiousness echoing the resolute lines of the courthouse behind them.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
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The home is self-sufficient thanks to solar panels that generate three times its energy needs with the surplus going back into the local grid.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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At its peak, Eloise was a self-sufficient community spanning 900 acres with over 70 buildings.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Instagram is now adopting the same label for a teen-safety feature, but the possible outcomes are less discrete and obvious.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lenovo’s site suggests some models may feature a discrete Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, though none of them were available for purchase during our review period.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Over the centuries, Muslim traders built mosques and schools in sedate Tamale, which was more inland and distant from the direct links of the transatlantic slave and colonial trade.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Smith, who is blessed with a muscular singing voice and is an absolute beast on the guitar, brought a party atmosphere to the often-quite-sedate Garden Stage area.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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With Newcastle an incredibly disciplined side, Trossard was caught on the ball in a dangerous position in front of his defenders at one point, but the aim seemed to be to have him in a free role that would create space for other players out wide.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The most successful investors are typically the ones who stay disciplined and don't check the scoreboard all the time.—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Croup swells the upper area of the passageways— lungs are a separate issue.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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During three separate Starship launches since October, SpaceX returned the massive spacecraft's rocket booster at its South Texas launch site to be caught by its giant tower with metal arms.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Where Chong had initially envisioned Go-wing as upbeat and extroverted, Wei brought an introverted quality that resonated deeply with the director’s own experience.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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To be somebody who was so introverted, and then, in a matter of three or four months, to be so ripped -- everything was happening so quickly.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Self-contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-contained. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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