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Recent Examples of self-sustaining In addition to its momentum and self-sustaining nature, drive has another advantage over motivation: It can be developed and strengthened over time. Ryan McGrath, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 Significantly, some states had self-sustaining populations of wild turkeys that could serve as seed stock. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023 Like self-sustaining fusion power and full self-driving cars, in the last decade virtual reality (VR) has joined the ranks of technology not quite living up to its promise. Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2023 Here, design is paired with community-conscious programming, inviting and encouraging the museum’s immediate neighbors to learn about self-sustaining agricultural practices in a fun, safe environment. Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2023 Criticality occurs when enough neutrons hit enough other fissile uranium atoms to create a self-sustaining nuclear reaction. Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018 But Chinese leaders are trying to avoid reigniting a rise in debt and want to nurture self-sustaining growth based on consumption instead of exports and investment. Joe McDonald, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023 Greenleaf says part of recovery includes increasing genetic diversity so the wolves can achieve a self-sustaining population. Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023 If your offering isn’t economically viable, then your project wouldn’t be able to turn into a self-sustaining business. Abdo Riani, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sustaining
independent
Adjective
  • And, independent of her adaptations, Reid and her childhood friend Ashley Rodger wrote a jukebox Chicks musical, Goodbye, Earl, about two friends who team up to kill one’s abusive husband, with the Chicks signed on as executive producers.
    Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025
  • The independent lab also tested another 66 samples of nine ancient grains: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, bulgur, couscous, farro, millet, quinoa and spelt. Results showed rice purchased by shoppers contained 28 times more arsenic than the alternative grains.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 May 2025

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“Self-sustaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sustaining. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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