as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help
a surprisingly calm and self-reliant child
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Recent Examples of self-reliant
The brash, self-determining, self-reliant figure Hurston conjures up as the prototype of the Jew is Hurston herself, a woman who would not let others tell her how to live.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
With little money and food to buy, Gogi needed to be self-reliant—classical methods guaranteed a harvest.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, some 92% of the world’s most advanced chips are currently made by TSMC’s Taiwan fabs, so the U.S. is far from self-reliant.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Neeleman wants to inspire people to know where their food comes from and to be self-reliant.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
With little money and food to buy, Gogi needed to be self-reliant—classical methods guaranteed a harvest.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, some 92% of the world’s most advanced chips are currently made by TSMC’s Taiwan fabs, so the U.S. is far from self-reliant.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Neeleman wants to inspire people to know where their food comes from and to be self-reliant.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Self-reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reliant. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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