as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help
a surprisingly calm and self-reliant child
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Recent Examples of self-reliant
America gave me the confidence of being self-reliant, to care for oneself.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Anyone who visits should be prepared to be fully self-reliant, with extra food, water, and any necessary medications.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 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
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Anyone who visits should be prepared to be fully self-reliant, with extra food, water, and any necessary medications.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 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
See All Example Sentences for self-reliant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reliant
independent
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The McClatchy Commerce Content team, which is independent from our newsroom, oversees this content.—
Calesa Township,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Then, as president, Joe Biden twice said that the people of Taiwan should decide whether to be independent.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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