as in independence
the ability to care for one's self encouraged her children to develop self-dependence at a relatively early age a level of self-dependence rarely seen in teens

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Recent Examples of self-dependence As Locke put it in his essay, this was a period of renewal, of self-respect, and of self-dependence among Black people. Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2024
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Noun
  • South Sudan endured a bloody years-long civil war shortly after gaining independence in 2011, and the United Nations warns violence has escalated in recent months.
    June 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
  • Ada’s arc has been one of growing independence in baby steps: getting married, having the means to stand up to her sister.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Acknowledging employee efforts and offering more autonomy.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Yet polls show that most of the 23 million people who live in Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, favor the status quo of autonomy.
    Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2025

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“Self-dependence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-dependence. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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