as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help
the college student worked nights so that he would be self-sufficient
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Recent Examples of self-sufficient
The original 10-year agreement was set to expire by the end of 2025, when the center was meant to be self-sufficient, according to a report from the county's Department of Administrative Services.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes focusing on core lifesaving programs, doubling down on innovations that can eradicate and cure diseases, not just manage them, and laying a pathway out of our outdated, donor-recipient model of global aid toward a sustainable model where countries are self-sufficient.
—Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
This builds self-sufficient companies, freeing entrepreneurs for vision and bigger ventures.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, Candice views hunting as a way teach her kids where their food comes from and how to be a little more self-sufficient.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes focusing on core lifesaving programs, doubling down on innovations that can eradicate and cure diseases, not just manage them, and laying a pathway out of our outdated, donor-recipient model of global aid toward a sustainable model where countries are self-sufficient.
—Bill Gates, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
This builds self-sufficient companies, freeing entrepreneurs for vision and bigger ventures.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, Candice views hunting as a way teach her kids where their food comes from and how to be a little more self-sufficient.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficient
independent
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Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Programs are housed in state attorney general offices, in nonprofits and even as independent agencies.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Self-sufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficient. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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