as in independence
the ability to care for one's self
self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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Recent Examples of self-sufficiency
Grant proposals must serve a community need, be technically and economically feasible, ensure that all those actively involved in the project will benefit from the results, and foster self-sufficiency.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Pivot toward those, or just flee to the woods to pursue a kind of neo-Amish, anti-tech self-sufficiency.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Many families facing real but invisible barriers to work need additional support in order to achieve lasting stability and self-sufficiency.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Born in Tangier to Spanish parents, María Ángeles lives out her widowhood with cheerful self-sufficiency.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficiency
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Pivot toward those, or just flee to the woods to pursue a kind of neo-Amish, anti-tech self-sufficiency.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Many families facing real but invisible barriers to work need additional support in order to achieve lasting stability and self-sufficiency.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Born in Tangier to Spanish parents, María Ángeles lives out her widowhood with cheerful self-sufficiency.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficiency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficiency
Noun
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The Athletic maintains full editorial independence.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Paz favored gradual reform, including tax incentives for small businesses and regional fiscal autonomy, while Quiroga proposed sweeping cuts and an IMF bailout.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Idaho lawmakers and advocates have stressed that their goals are bodily autonomy and informed choice.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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The West has arrived not as a singular arsenal, but as one vector in a survival strategy built on redundancy and self-reliance.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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China doesn’t just have the ability to soak up punishment from the US in the form of tariffs and sanctions — the culmination of decades of Chinese industrial policy aimed at self-reliance in core technologies.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficiency. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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