Definition of self-subsistingnext
as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help proud that their nonprofit theater was self-subsisting and didn't rely on government funding

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independent
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  • Authorities have opened roughly 10 criminal cases against independent journalists and popular bloggers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Self-subsisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-subsisting. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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