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[ self-suh-stey-ning, self- ] / ˈsɛlf səˈsteɪ nɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-sustaining ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of self-sustainingFirst recorded in 1835–45 OTHER WORDS FROM self-sustainingself-sus·tained, adjectiveself-sus·tain·ing·ly, adverbself-sus·tain·ment, nounWords nearby self-sustainingself-sufficient, self-suggestion, self-support, self-supporting, self-surrender, self-sustaining, self-talk, self-tanning, self-tapping, self-tapping screw, self-taught Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-sustainingWhere the force generating those threats is a widespread, self-sustaining, and virulent social movement? Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST The program is operated out of a self-sustaining salon run by former sex slave Neang Hok with the help of other survivors. A Beauty School for Former Sex Trade Victims|Misty White Sidell|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yemen has 15 aquifers, and only two today are self-sustaining; all the others are being steadily depleted. A Useful Tom Friedman Column|Justin Green|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The goal is to create a self-sustaining program that is implemented by the vendors themselves. Finding Leaders on the Factory Floor: Gap Inc.’s P.A.C.E. Program|A Daily Beast Sponsor|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A friend of the blog on why Romney's momentum appears to be self-sustaining. Shaking the Etch-A-Mitt, Ctd.|Justin Green|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST The post-office department is not a self-sustaining one, nor will it be until there is a reconstruction of the whole system. Foot-prints of a letter carrier|James Rees The Insular Government is now self-sustaining, except as to military affairs. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912|James H. Blount When the building has been paid for, the institution may be self-sustaining, or even yield a profit. Smoking and Drinking|James Parton Has the young lady been so educated as to be self-sustaining if necessary? Plain Facts for Old and Young|John Harvey Kellogg They are all intended to make efficient, self-sustaining citizens who do not feel the pull of the law or the bond of outside care. Euthenics, the science of controllable environment|Ellen H. Richards
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