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Recent Examples of self-sufficient The story of King Henry reveals a proud, determined, and self-sufficient country whose culture was admired around the world, but one at the same time whose freedom many nations sought to strangle. Marlene L. Daut september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025 His grandmother taught him early to be self-sufficient, to always know how to feed himself. Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025 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. 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down on innovations that can eradicate and cure diseases, not just manage them, and laying a pathway out of our outdated, donor-recipient model of global aid toward a sustainable model where countries are self-sufficient.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 See All Example Sentences for self-sufficient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficient
independent
Adjective
  • There aren’t many tours available, so an excursion to the castle is most likely going to be an independent adventure.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • However, as China ruthlessly pursues independent innovation, domestic substitution of imports has become a policy priority to ensure tech self-sufficiency in critical industries.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Self-sufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficient. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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