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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
All systems are self-contained, with power generation capability.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2024
Back then, comedies and dramas airing on three major networks churned out 20 to 25 episode per season, most of them self-contained with very few plot points that lasted beyond one episode.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
Storytelling may be self-contained within episodes or carry-over between episodes, and generally must be bound by specific, consistent benchmarks or prescribed templates within a standardized pattern of action.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024
Applications should be self-contained and sandboxed.
—Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2024
Back then, comedies and dramas airing on three major networks churned out 20 to 25 episode per season, most of them self-contained with very few plot points that lasted beyond one episode.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
Storytelling may be self-contained within episodes or carry-over between episodes, and generally must be bound by specific, consistent benchmarks or prescribed templates within a standardized pattern of action.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024
Applications should be self-contained and sandboxed.
—Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-contained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained
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The show revolves around three generations of strong, independent women: Kat Landry (Chyler Leigh), her teenage daughter Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow), and Kat's mother, Del (Andie MacDowell).Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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According to India’s Annual Status of Education Report, an independent analysis, most 14-to-18-year-olds in rural regions were still struggling with basic division in 2023, and about a quarter of them with basic reading.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Just a few blocks away is Calhoun’s more staid lower-school building.Sage Lattman, airmail.news, 14 Sep. 2024
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Pentecostalism was about two decades old at the time, and its early practices of interracial worship, speaking in tongues, and divine healing were subjects of lively conversation among the relatively staid and respectable churchmen of mainline Protestantism.Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
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Team members need to be self-sufficient enough to work with minimal supervision yet collaborative enough to contribute to the larger team dynamic.Bhanu Jagasia, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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This is a great long-term investment for a more stable, self-sufficient world.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Real-time events are discrete occurrences, such as a package delivery confirmation or a manufacturing machine reaching a certain temperature threshold.Don Murray, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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But weeks later, Intel finally notched its first win in the discrete GPU space with the Intel Arc B580 graphics card, selling out of the budget gaming card most everywhere.Sean Hollister, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
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With a choir and orchestra arranged by Axel Stordahl, the strings swell to heart-leaping proportions, while Sinatra keeps things sedate and sanguine with an undramatic vocal, which drips with a warm camaraderie.Emma Madden, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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The design of the cabin is a bit more sedate, but the space is covered in black leather and microsuede upholstery, along with special SV Project 8 logos.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
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These green shoots of progress signal a shift towards more disciplined and accountable data practices.Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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But his disciplined mornings weren’t always the norm.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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But rather being pulled into single player like these other studios, Bungie is going back to pure PvP with Marathon, and a separate incubated project, Gummy Bears, a MOBA/Smash Bros. hybrid.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Oakland sent 12 firefighters to join an East Bay strike team that is assisting in Southern California’s battle to contain separate fires in the Palisades, Altadena area, Hollywood Hills and three other areas of Los Angeles and southern Ventura counties.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Donatello is introverted and analytically-minded, whereas Raphael is impulsive and hard-headed, often to the detriment of the team.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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Be your introverted self during Silent Book Club at The Slowdown Coffee Co.Jason Clayworth, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Self-contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-contained. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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