as in independence
the ability to care for one's self
self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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Recent Examples of self-sufficiency
Michigan game men have demonstrated this self-sufficiency of cubs by placing them on islands by themselves.
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Carl T. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
With Mercury retrograde in your sign starting on the 15th, old fears around your self-sufficiency might be resurfacing.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Why This Is Particularly Important For Women Leaders A 1991 study by psychologist Judith Jordan and her colleagues explored the idea that women’s psychological development isn’t primarily driven by independence and self-sufficiency (as it is considered to be for men), but by connection.
—Nicole Lipkin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Today, this 42-year-old is 54 pounds lighter, with a diet of more produce and natural foods from the environment, settled into a move back to her hometown and embarked on a new business focused on recovery through self-sufficiency.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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Carl T. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
With Mercury retrograde in your sign starting on the 15th, old fears around your self-sufficiency might be resurfacing.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Why This Is Particularly Important For Women Leaders A 1991 study by psychologist Judith Jordan and her colleagues explored the idea that women’s psychological development isn’t primarily driven by independence and self-sufficiency (as it is considered to be for men), but by connection.
—Nicole Lipkin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Today, this 42-year-old is 54 pounds lighter, with a diet of more produce and natural foods from the environment, settled into a move back to her hometown and embarked on a new business focused on recovery through self-sufficiency.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficiency
Noun
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But three years into political confrontation with Russia, Europe’s progress in gaining energy independence from the Kremlin is stuck in limbo.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Most of the country is already engaged in grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, and hosting family and friends while celebrating America's independence on the Fourth of July.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Amid rising arrest quotas and shifting enforcement policies, workers report living in fear, losing wages, and facing mounting pressure to surrender autonomy in exchange for continued employment.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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His campaign listed protecting Medicaid, reducing costs, not raising the national deficit, boosting small business growth and giving women autonomy over their health care decisions as McCann's other policy priorities.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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Such academic collaborations were not contradictory to the North Korean credo of Juche (self-reliance) but rather a means of furthering the resilience capacity of the country’s ecological system which inherently transcends borders.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Stacy sought to foster emotional and physical self-reliance among its campers, according to Texas Monthly, which cited an old brochure from her time.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficiency. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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