self-fulfilling
adjective
self-ful·fill·ing
ˌself-fu̇l-ˈfi-liŋ 
1
: becoming real or true by virtue of having been predicted or expected
a self-fulfilling prophecy
2
: marked by or achieving self-fulfillment
Examples of self-fulfilling in a Sentence
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Change can be a powerful, self-fulfilling force at the individual level too.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Moore’s law—which predicts that the number of transistors (and hence compute capacity) in a chip would double every 24 months—has become a self-fulfilling prophecy and north star for an entire ecosystem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Making matters worse, like a nightmarish self-fulfilling prophecy, the very words used by clinicians might well have caused some of this harm.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
But the fact that each previous halving has been followed by an upswing has more to do with self-fulfilling speculation, says Angel, than any economic mechanism of the Bitcoin system.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
It’s been a bit of a self-fulfilling prophesy for Fresno State, which many consider the most under-resourced basketball program in the Mountain West and which has done little to help Hutson overcome those deficiencies.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Remain focused Try not to turn your layoff anxiety into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Dystopia stories can also become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The movie asks: Is Paul the messiah or merely a self-fulfilling prophecy?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Moore’s law—which predicts that the number of transistors (and hence compute capacity) in a chip would double every 24 months—has become a self-fulfilling prophecy and north star for an entire ecosystem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Making matters worse, like a nightmarish self-fulfilling prophecy, the very words used by clinicians might well have caused some of this harm.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
But the fact that each previous halving has been followed by an upswing has more to do with self-fulfilling speculation, says Angel, than any economic mechanism of the Bitcoin system.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
It’s been a bit of a self-fulfilling prophesy for Fresno State, which many consider the most under-resourced basketball program in the Mountain West and which has done little to help Hutson overcome those deficiencies.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Remain focused Try not to turn your layoff anxiety into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Dystopia stories can also become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The movie asks: Is Paul the messiah or merely a self-fulfilling prophecy?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Self-fulfilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-fulfilling. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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