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Recent Examples of self-contained There's not a ton of homework needed for this – most of the action is self-contained and most of the characters, B- and C-level MCU players, are explained on the fly. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2025 Or something that’s extreme, like Law & Order or a sitcom, where every episode is self-contained. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 That said, future versions may ultimately be fully self-contained. New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2025 The next generation of MCG devices, however, are much smaller and self-contained, able to be installed next to a hospital bed or brought to patients on a cart for point-of-care use. Jack Hidary, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-contained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained
Adjective
  • Annika Freyer has been named president of Fondation Chanel, while Elizabeth Broderick will become an independent chair of the board.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • When Quaker acquired the quirky beverage brand for $1.7 billion, Snapple had built its success on unconventional marketing and distribution through small, independent distributors that matched its authentic, anti-establishment brand identity.
    Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Key highlights in the outing will translate to selling floor intrigue and ostensibly sales in a staid market that needs excitement to churn buying motivation.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, after rising by 23% last year and 24% in 2023, the S&P 500 is up less than 3% so far this year; there is an unusual amount of jitters in the normally staid bond market; and the US dollar has broadly weakened after rising 7% last year.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • For example, if Country A must import jet engines or microchips from Country B, Country A might try to hack Country B’s companies to copy that technology and become self-sufficient.
    William Akoto, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
  • Bezos encourages his kids to be self-sufficient Bezos has encouraged his kids to build things with their hands.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Because CPUs and discrete video cards complete different tasks using their own RAM, these pools of memory are treated separately by the system.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Sorry, Baby moves deftly between tones, not only from scene to scene, but within discrete conversations.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • That’s mostly to its benefit, as the movie — always compelling, but sometimes more sedate than its material demands — is often at its most alive during its detours.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
  • His willpower and determination has warded off advancing age and a T20 belligerent game that was becoming the antithesis of his technical expertise honed from a more sedate era.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Expansion should be driven not just by ambition, but by timing, market traction and disciplined execution.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • For most, wealth results from years of hard work, careful planning, and disciplined saving.
    Georgette Virgo, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Organizations are shifting language, realigning DEI to business outcomes, and measuring impact to weave it into their core operations rather than treating it as a separate initiative.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • But under Taiwan's constitution, mainland China is not treated as a fully separate country.
    Ashish Valentine, NPR, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Armstrong’s character is described in casting materials as an introverted high-school student.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 June 2025
  • Those new stories will center around newcomer Ryan Kiera Armstrong’s character, described in the casting announcement as an introverted high-school student who is a young Slayer.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 23 June 2025

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“Self-contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-contained. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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