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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Created by one's self; not formed or constituted by another.
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Examples
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In that moment of self-created closure, I heard the reverberation of so many friends give a sigh of relief all the way in L.A.
Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011
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There is fear that is a natural response to physical danger, and then there is fear that is self-created, such as fear of failure, of the dark, of being out of control, being different, lonely, or of other people's negative influence.
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Redistributing wealth can and does cripple economies, and places the general populace at the mercy and whim of a self-created elite.
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Traditional, eggy creation this is not, but rather a vegan behemoth of a bread that was similarly rich and tender and ribboned with my self-created combination of almond butter, ground almonds, cinnamon, chocolate and dried cranberries.
Bibbity Bobbity Babka Sarah 2009
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In that moment of self-created closure, I heard the reverberation of so many friends give a sigh of relief all the way in L.A.
Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011
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Your suffering was self-created by the labeling mind.
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche: Letting Go of Labels and Seeing the World Anew Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 2010
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And that, for me, was the key to understanding Curtis 'lasting appeal: the bald-faced nature of his charm, his vanity, his egotism, all feeding a larger-than-life persona that was self-created and that he deployed with charm and generosity for his benefit and to help others, with his talent sitting there casually in the mix, like a lone Balthus
Tom Teicholz: The Man Who Was Tony Curtis Tom Teicholz 2010
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Kim's early life was spent in the shadows of a self-created legend, his father Kim Il-sung, who was to return to Korea in 1945 after independence from Japan, and establish, initially with Soviet and Chinese support, the DPRK.
Kim Jong-il obituary 2011
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And that, for me, was the key to understanding Curtis 'lasting appeal: the bald-faced nature of his charm, his vanity, his egotism, all feeding a larger-than-life persona that was self-created and that he deployed with charm and generosity for his benefit and to help others, with his talent sitting there casually in the mix, like a lone Balthus
Tom Teicholz: The Man Who Was Tony Curtis Tom Teicholz 2010
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Traditional, eggy creation this is not, but rather a vegan behemoth of a bread that was similarly rich and tender and ribboned with my self-created combination of almond butter, ground almonds, cinnamon, chocolate and dried cranberries.
Archive 2009-10-01 Sarah 2009
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