self-perpetuating
adjective
self-per·pet·u·at·ing
ˌself-pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwā-tiŋ 
: capable of continuing or renewing oneself indefinitely : capable of perpetuating oneself or itself
After years of experiments failing to reveal what maintains this remarkable population of self-perpetuating cells … researchers working with mice have now discovered a way to propagate the cells in the laboratory.—
S. Carpenter
S. Carpentera self-perpetuating problem [=a problem that causes circumstances that perpetuate the problem]
According to [Laura] Weston, the "self-perpetuating myth" that women's sport doesn't have any audience—which is used by broadcasters, sports editors and brands as the reason not to support it—is, of course, rubbish.—Nicole Kemp
Nicole KempNew research from Chicago University has discovered that there's a reason why some people who feel lonely often get into a self-perpetuating cycle of loneliness, avoiding social interaction so they won't be rejected.—Kate Whiting
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The effects of racist policies going back centuries are now self-perpetuating.
—Amy Sherman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 May 2024
This can have the opposite effect, however, as more control and micromanagement actually de-motivates and causes people to disengage, becoming a self-perpetuating cycle.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This creates a self-perpetuating cycle of garbage in - garbage out, reducing the software system’s effectiveness and deviating from human-like understanding and accuracy.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
When cumulative impacts reach a threshold, the change becomes self-perpetuating, resulting in substantial, often abrupt and potentially irreversible change.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
As in Washington, politicians in Tehran live in their own self-perpetuating bubbles.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
All these financial headwinds turn into a self-perpetuating cycle.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
That polarization is creating a self-perpetuating cycle One major factor complicating our national immigration debate is that for all the talk on the issue, the country has done very little to legislate on it.
—Matt Collette, Vox, 6 June 2024
There is a long tradition of states harnessing innovation to project power abroad, but what has changed is the self-perpetuating nature of scientific advances.
—Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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Amy Sherman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 May 2024
This can have the opposite effect, however, as more control and micromanagement actually de-motivates and causes people to disengage, becoming a self-perpetuating cycle.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This creates a self-perpetuating cycle of garbage in - garbage out, reducing the software system’s effectiveness and deviating from human-like understanding and accuracy.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
When cumulative impacts reach a threshold, the change becomes self-perpetuating, resulting in substantial, often abrupt and potentially irreversible change.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
As in Washington, politicians in Tehran live in their own self-perpetuating bubbles.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
All these financial headwinds turn into a self-perpetuating cycle.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
That polarization is creating a self-perpetuating cycle One major factor complicating our national immigration debate is that for all the talk on the issue, the country has done very little to legislate on it.
—Matt Collette, Vox, 6 June 2024
There is a long tradition of states harnessing innovation to project power abroad, but what has changed is the self-perpetuating nature of scientific advances.
—Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Self-perpetuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-perpetuating. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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