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
Overlanding is a form of self-reliant travel that involves adventuring to remote destinations, typically in a vehicle of some type.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Uniqlo has been supporting the UNHCR for nearly 20 years in a variety of capacities: through emergency relief, by donating clothing, supporting refugees to become self-reliant, and by providing employment opportunities within Fast Retailing to refugees.
—Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The Founding Fathers believed that broad ownership of private property, especially land, was essential to sustaining a self-reliant citizenry.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The swaggering Astrid was always the film’s most self-reliant character, and in Parker’s hands, the romance between her and Hiccup takes on Clark Kent-Lois Lane vibes, especially when the two hit the skies.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Uniqlo has been supporting the UNHCR for nearly 20 years in a variety of capacities: through emergency relief, by donating clothing, supporting refugees to become self-reliant, and by providing employment opportunities within Fast Retailing to refugees.
—Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The Founding Fathers believed that broad ownership of private property, especially land, was essential to sustaining a self-reliant citizenry.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The swaggering Astrid was always the film’s most self-reliant character, and in Parker’s hands, the romance between her and Hiccup takes on Clark Kent-Lois Lane vibes, especially when the two hit the skies.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reliant
independent
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Cuomo is considering running in the general election on an independent ballot line.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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It was again considered in 2008 and then, in 2014, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) — a group of independent experts that advises the WHO — took it up.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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“Self-reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reliant. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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