self-fulfilling
adjective
self-ful·fill·ing
ˌself-fu̇l-ˈfi-liŋ 
1
: becoming real or true by virtue of having been predicted or expected
a self-fulfilling prophecy
2
: marked by or achieving self-fulfillment
Examples of self-fulfilling in a Sentence
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In this case, a self-fulfilling prophecy is likely: Consumers and businesses, expecting the Fed to tolerate higher inflation under Trump, will behave in ways that (once again) boost prices.
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Stewart saw what was happening and knew a morale problem could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 May 2024
But the confidence Hyde had in Webb to pitch in those high-pressure moments is a self-fulfilling prophecy, giving Webb the belief to succeed in them.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
My upcoming research expands on this, exploring how the internalization of this exceptionalism can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Steven Dashiell, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
But calling for more studies can be merely an excuse to delay, which increases costs, which then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for critics.
—Ron Gonzales, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Change can be a powerful, self-fulfilling force at the individual level too.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Moore’s law—which predicts that the number of transistors (and hence compute capacity) in a chip would double every 24 months—has become a self-fulfilling prophecy and north star for an entire ecosystem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Making matters worse, like a nightmarish self-fulfilling prophecy, the very words used by clinicians might well have caused some of this harm.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Stewart saw what was happening and knew a morale problem could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 May 2024
But the confidence Hyde had in Webb to pitch in those high-pressure moments is a self-fulfilling prophecy, giving Webb the belief to succeed in them.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
My upcoming research expands on this, exploring how the internalization of this exceptionalism can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Steven Dashiell, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
But calling for more studies can be merely an excuse to delay, which increases costs, which then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for critics.
—Ron Gonzales, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Change can be a powerful, self-fulfilling force at the individual level too.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Moore’s law—which predicts that the number of transistors (and hence compute capacity) in a chip would double every 24 months—has become a self-fulfilling prophecy and north star for an entire ecosystem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Making matters worse, like a nightmarish self-fulfilling prophecy, the very words used by clinicians might well have caused some of this harm.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Self-fulfilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-fulfilling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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