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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
Where the lights are always on Each of the eight sectors is fully self-contained with these conference rooms as well as a medical clinic, with the intention that inmates never step outside their warehouse-like building.
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David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
While the series incorporates competition and mental challenges, its self-contained, in-studio format places it on the edge of the game show category’s definitions.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
The newer Go travel version is even more lightweight, self-contained, and remains beautifully customizable to your own perfect taste.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
But Ukraine should be able to cope—with bombs whose guidance systems are self-contained.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
While the series incorporates competition and mental challenges, its self-contained, in-studio format places it on the edge of the game show category’s definitions.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
The newer Go travel version is even more lightweight, self-contained, and remains beautifully customizable to your own perfect taste.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
But Ukraine should be able to cope—with bombs whose guidance systems are self-contained.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-contained
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained
Adjective
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Why is shopping at local, independent bookstores important?—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The question of who controls a small independent media outlet has roiled Los Angeles’ left for more than a year.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The earthier and more staid Meadowland Green and Clay were inspired by consumers’ search for purposefulness and meaningful connections through community and nature.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fast forward and digital-native companies have been disrupting the staid and supposedly impenetrable market of textbooks.—
Michael B. Horn,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Typically, this produces less power than a gas generator, but having enough panels and the proper circuitry can make your RV trips even more self-sufficient.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The campus must also be financially self-sufficient by 2045, or when the bond is paid off if that comes first.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than discrete events with a beginning, a middle, and an end, wars might be better understood as the result of poor and dysfunctional political relations that are difficult to manage by nonviolent means.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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None of these notebooks' integrated graphics comes within miles of a gaming laptop's discrete GPU.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Set in a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, the film follows JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, who plans his first big heist.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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The sedate surroundings of Dubai International Stadium, site of some rather infamously dull cricket in front of empty terraces, had been transformed.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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That’s why clear payment terms, efficient collection systems, and disciplined expense management are non-negotiable.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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If the deal gets blocked and there is strong shareholder representation on the board, shareholders will have confidence that the large net cash position will be used wisely, whether through a diligent and disciplined value-creating acquisition or to buy back shares at these depressed values.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Social Security Fairness Act triggered a separate wave of claims from public workers in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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April 30, 1975 is not an endpoint closed to further interpretation, but an opportunity to start anew and to better understand the separate wars that its participants experienced.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The film, directed by Vivek Soni, marks Madhavan’s return to the romance genre and follows an unlikely relationship between a 40-something introverted teacher and a confident 30-something woman who is a French teacher.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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In The Amateur, Malek, 43, plays an introverted CIA analyst who seeks revenge on the men who killed his wife, played by Brosnahan, 34.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Self-contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-contained. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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