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as in autonomy
the ability to care for one's self
children are supposed to achieve some measure of independence by the time they are 18—so it's time for that 30-year-old to move out!
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as in sovereignty
the state of being free from the control or power of another
college freshmen often revel in their newfound independence
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Recent Examples of independence
Season 14 Erika is lighter, focusing on her personal growth and independence, and serving as a (mostly) neutral mediator between the warring forces of Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
As a self-governing territory of Denmark, Greenland’s foreign affairs are managed from Copenhagen, but its leaders have expressed a desire for full independence and drafted a prospective constitution.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
The goal is to ensure creators maintain their independence and autonomy, while Screenlifer will support these projects without taking over creative or production control.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Thirty years earlier, in 1995, on the weekend before Quebec’s second referendum on independence, my family and I went to Montreal to wander the city, to try to sense what Quebeckers were feeling, but mostly just to be there.
—Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
As a self-governing territory of Denmark, Greenland’s foreign affairs are managed from Copenhagen, but its leaders have expressed a desire for full independence and drafted a prospective constitution.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
The goal is to ensure creators maintain their independence and autonomy, while Screenlifer will support these projects without taking over creative or production control.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Thirty years earlier, in 1995, on the weekend before Quebec’s second referendum on independence, my family and I went to Montreal to wander the city, to try to sense what Quebeckers were feeling, but mostly just to be there.
—Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for independence
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By granting autonomy and ownership over tasks, employees can better manage stress and enhance their sense of accomplishment and contentment.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Higher levels of autonomy bring the expectation of revenue streams with fatter profit margins, greater flexibility for drivers and safer transportation.—
Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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President Trump celebrated our military, our sovereignty, our heroes, and a young child battling terminal cancer—symbols of the strength and resilience that define this nation.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Emerging technologies like generative AI are powerfully transformative but demand resilient infrastructure capable of adapting to the evolving data sovereignty landscape.—
Hans Dekkers,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other democracies will no longer see the United States as a reliable partner in protecting freedom and peace.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The gathering has become a hub for global Bitcoin leaders, technologists, and entrepreneurs to explore Bitcoin adoption, circular economies, and financial freedom.—
Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This visit was very important signal for our partners that Kyiv, much more safety right now, and also very important signal that Great Britain stay together with Ukraine, support Ukraine -- support our country in the fight for our freedom, for our independency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2022
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Yet the careful reader will appreciate the significance of the Puritan Cromwell’s independency.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2021
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In return, California gets a transformative reform that could dramatically enhance public safety, reduce recidivism and help individuals build self-sufficiency by addressing repeat offenses and prioritizing rehabilitation.—
Roger Niello,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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With Mercury retrograde in your sign starting on the 15th, old fears around your self-sufficiency might be resurfacing.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2025
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Despite these roadblocks, China is working on domestic AI chip alternatives, aiming for technological self-reliance.—
Vazgen Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Research shows that kids who do chores regularly develop a stronger sense of responsibility, self-reliance, better time management and improved cooperative social relationships.—
Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, Contributor,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Independence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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