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Recent Examples of nonautonomous
Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.
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Aaron Rothstein, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.
—Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021
Aaron Rothstein, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023
The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.
—Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonautonomous
Adjective
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Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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As a result, the Navajo became economically dependent upon government subsidies.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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There are many ways for a country to become unfree.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Other places had other forms of unfree or bonded labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This has limited transparency and collaboration, restricted direct access to subject-matter experts, and impaired the commission’s ability to operate as an independent fiduciary body.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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The historic overturning of precedent effectively stripped HHS and its sub-agencies of the power to independently interpret statutes, including human subject protections regulations.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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“Nonautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonautonomous. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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