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as in independent
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as in staid
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as in self-sufficient
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Recent Examples of self-contained
Her setup is also self-contained: brushes in a small bag, a mirror mounted behind her phone and a tripod for stability.
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Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
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
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Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for self-contained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained
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President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to 37%, according to a new Gallup poll, the lowest mark of his second term as independent voters have increasingly soured on his presidency.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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On July 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed controversial legislation that would de facto place the country’s independent anti-corruption bodies under government control.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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That approach amps up the comedy, especially the prevailing idea that the largely inoffensive Chad could be any kind of real threat to the staid little onstage community.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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There was no single issue bonding together these early trailblazers other than a desire to offer an alternative view on clubs whose media coverage was largely restricted to the back page of the local newspaper and a rather staid, flimsy matchday programme.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.—
Aileen Weintraub,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Becoming self-sufficient in every area is surplus to requirements.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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There were also images and videos taken from a discrete location, possibly behind foliage or a balcony, of children at a public pool, the report read.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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The three sections, ‘The Garden,’ ‘The Replica,’ and ‘Then Roses,’ contain several discrete instances of restaging the same poem – ‘The Twenty-First Century,’ ‘Author’s Myth,’ ‘Borges Sells Me the Apple, Sells Me the World’ – as Sisyphean attempts.—
Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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There are still thousands dotted along the way, watching the women’s race on their phones, and then the finish line by Chiswick Bridge is a more sedate affair, albeit one still fuelled by copious drinks.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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As previously reported, the largest shark alive today, reaching up to 20 meters long, is the whale shark, a sedate filter feeder.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
9 Mar. 2025
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Doing so in a disciplined way is a path other CEOs—who are would-be acquirers—can learn from.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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And beyond that, everyone else had to be very contained and very disciplined and very selfless.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
8 July 2025
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Another caller, a case worker, was assisting two separate individuals who was defrauded by con artists impersonating immigration attorneys via Facebook and WhatsApp.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Katsuhiko Aiba, an economist at Citi, suggested in a separate note that the finer details of Japan’s agreement with the U.S. could impact negotiations with the EU.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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Armstrong plays the new slayer — an introverted high-school student named Nova — in the untitled Buffyverse project, which Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her signature role as Buffy Summers.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Each week, the villagers gather to meet Matteo, an introverted 15 year old.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 July 2025
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“Self-contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-contained. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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