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
Urban farming: Teach your community about food production and self-sufficiency through an urban farm.
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Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
China is countering not with tit-for-tat tariffs but with export bans on critical minerals, open-source AI workarounds, and a furious push for tech self-sufficiency.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
The country also has a food self-sufficiency rate of 38%, compared with the government’s target of 45% by fiscal 2030.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The goal, according to the White House, is to encourage companies to manufacture in the U.S.
Yet tariffs are unlikely to increase American self-sufficiency anytime soon.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
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Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
China is countering not with tit-for-tat tariffs but with export bans on critical minerals, open-source AI workarounds, and a furious push for tech self-sufficiency.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
The country also has a food self-sufficiency rate of 38%, compared with the government’s target of 45% by fiscal 2030.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The goal, according to the White House, is to encourage companies to manufacture in the U.S.
Yet tariffs are unlikely to increase American self-sufficiency anytime soon.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sufficiency
Noun
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Stay connected: Don’t let independence turn into isolation.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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These treatments can help people maintain their independence longer and make the most of their lucid years.—
Jim Taylor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The study's authors and outside experts point to the job-demand-control model—a theory that suggests autonomy (control over tasks and schedules) buffers against job stress and its physiological effects.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Transportation is key to independence, and when older adults lose the ability to drive that's often the beginning of the end of their autonomy, said Seth Sternberg, CEO and co-founder of Honor, an in-home care provider.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Now that period has given way to one of nationalism and self-reliance, which means promoting China’s own companies, products, technologies—and universities.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
14 June 2025
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Friday on the Telegram social network that his government would act preemptively to establish self-reliance in response to exhortations by Thai nationalists to cut off electricity and internet connectivity to Cambodia.—
Sopheng Cheang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sufficiency. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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