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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
Nearby, the guest house is self-contained with a kitchen and dining area.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
They are self-contained with all necessary components included.
—John Natale, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
Like the 2024 version of the vampire tale, the original ending of 1922’s Nosferatu was self-contained, as was the only other notable remake of the film, Werner Herzog’s 1979 Nosferatu starring Klaus Kinski.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
They’re self-contained, with a variety of amenities to suit a variety of tastes.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
They are self-contained with all necessary components included.
—John Natale, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
Like the 2024 version of the vampire tale, the original ending of 1922’s Nosferatu was self-contained, as was the only other notable remake of the film, Werner Herzog’s 1979 Nosferatu starring Klaus Kinski.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
They’re self-contained, with a variety of amenities to suit a variety of tastes.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-contained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained
Adjective
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Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor, who left the agency last year, then tapped state police to open an independent investigation, which was closed in July after an outside prosecutor concluded Ingram didn’t violate state law.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Feb. 2025
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Tebas told The Athletic in 2023 that, ideally, a new independent body would be established, similar to the situation in the Premier League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What starts off as a staid and naturalistic drama, about a man experiencing a midlife crisis following the death of his mother, veers into Buñuel or De Palma territory in the latter half.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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His school friends were dead or as good as, having slipped into staid lives that made his own look willful and mysterious.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His goals now extend beyond financial freedom to raising a self-sufficient and confident individual who can make informed decisions about his future.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s rhetoric sometimes suggests that his goal is to make the United States self-sufficient in virtually everything; the last major capitalist economy to achieve such a goal was Nazi Germany.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the Senate has plenty of ideas for its own spending plan, including possibly splitting Trump’s agenda into two discrete pieces.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Biogen's effective tax rate for the year was 14.4%, up from 10.4% in the previous year, due to changes in the geographic mix of earnings and the impact of discrete tax items.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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Stocks roared on Wednesday as Wall Street celebrated a fairly sedate consumer price index report and knockout earnings from major banks.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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That surprised me because the Type-R uses a limited slip differential, and these more sedate models do not.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Selective plans to continue its strategy of disciplined growth, focusing on rate and non-rate actions to drive underwriting profitability while expanding its geographic footprint.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Feb. 2025
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Through this disciplined routine, participants develop resilience and teamwork while mastering the traditional techniques.—
Leafy Yun Ye,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When this proved inadequate, the Constitution made the presidency separate from the Congress and gave the office significant independent powers and vigor.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a separate note on Monday, analysts at Germany’s Mwb Research upgraded their price target for Hensoldt to 45 euros ($47.12) per share from 43 euros per share, but downgraded the stock from a buy to a hold.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And for the shy or introverted, the amount of socialization is always within one’s control.—
David Dickstein,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the drone of synths and cicadas create a threatening environment from the start, while suggesting the possibility that maybe this is all just an extension of Conor’s introverted psyche.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Self-contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-contained. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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