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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
Like any significant health or lifestyle issue, what happens at home isn't self-contained.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
And so a lot of these things are actually fully self-contained and there is no risk of big meltdown or those kind of events that happened before.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
Newman and Macdonald shared whether or not their show’s storylines will pick up after the events of the crossover or if the special event was self-contained.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
And so a lot of these things are actually fully self-contained and there is no risk of big meltdown or those kind of events that happened before.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
Newman and Macdonald shared whether or not their show’s storylines will pick up after the events of the crossover or if the special event was self-contained.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained
Adjective
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The government insists the judiciary is independent, but critics say the evidence in Imamoglu's case is based on secret witnesses and lacks credibility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Four years ago, for instance, Kurt Almqvist, an independent scholar and book publisher, found Anna Cassel’s journals—some 60 notebooks—in a storage cubby on the Swedish Anthroposophical Society compound.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The previously staid affair notably devolved into a shouting match in 2009, when then-President Barack Obama was presenting the health care plan that would eventually become the 2010 Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Djokovic went on to say that tennis needs to become less staid as a sport and more adventurous, even advocating for dancers to provide mid-match entertainment on court.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Trump has frequently quipped that the US doesn’t need to import items like lumber, cars and oil, claiming that natural resources and manufacturing potential are plentiful enough domestically for America to be self-sufficient.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Create spaces where connections can continue after a patient is self-sufficient and released from care, enabling them to stay connected with a trusted team and/or circle of support.—
Sharron van der Meulen,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For LeCun, today's AI models—even those bearing his intellectual imprint—are relatively specialized tools operating in a simple, discrete space—language—while lacking any meaningful understanding of the physical world that humans and animals navigate with ease.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The karting games that ran on previous appliances allowed racers to compete on only a series of discrete tracks.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Miami International Mall opened in a sedate unincorporated western Miami-Dade neighborhood in August 1982.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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In person, Wood is funny but sedate, speaking in a deadpan carried along by a prankish undercurrent.—
Ismail Muhammad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Their 18-game unbeaten streak, characterised by disciplined defending, swift counter-attacks, and strong team cohesion, has captured the attention of both fans and pundits.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Working smarter, not harder, is a disciplined way to get results without overextending yourself, a key sign of someone who values their own work and time.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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State police said the man was involved in a separate crash near Exit 24 on I-395 and walked into the highway’s right lane and a Kia Sportage traveling in the right lane and was unable to avoid the man.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is a separate National Park Service webpage dedicated to Harriet Tubman, who was born into slavery in Maryland before fleeing to Philadelphia.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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They were impressed by how dissimilar the two boys were—the older one sensitive and introverted, the little one active and outgoing.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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That's where the introverted Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) steps in, surprising everyone with a solid vocal performance that impresses her crush.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Self-contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-contained. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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