as in independence
the ability to care for one's self
hopes to achieve full self-support within a year of graduating from college
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Recent Examples of self-support
Dreyer intended to swim self-supported about 83 miles across Lake Michigan, an ultra-endurance feat expected to take at least 72 hours.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-support
Noun
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But neither Somalia nor any other state recognizes the territory’s independence.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Most people, cognitively impaired or not, do fear losing their independence.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Future versions are likely to have greater autonomy, a technology which advancing rapidly in Ukraine with new AI capabilities on small drones.David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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For parents, exercising autonomy can be even more challenging.Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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To achieve the best results, be open to what could be—like the opportunity to create more flexibility, diversify income streams and promote self-sufficiency.Elissa Kelly, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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As a search for dominance and autonomy, however, Voss’s quest is destined to fail, for it’s based on an illusion of self-sufficiency and super-human status.Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Self-support.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-support. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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