Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Achieving fulfillment as a result of having been expected or foretold.
- adjective Achieving self-fulfillment.
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- adjective Describing a
prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Deanna had never expected to be involved in a mission that required her to don the garment, and wondered how much of the nickname was self-fulfilling.
The Battle of Betazed Charlotte Douglas 2002
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Deanna had never expected to be involved in a mission that required her to don the garment, and wondered how much of the nickname was self-fulfilling.
The Battle of Betazed Charlotte Douglas 2002
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When you think optimistically, you’ll help fashion a better tomorrow it’s called the self-fulfilling prophecy.
MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY SPORTS ALONE DR. DENNIS SWANBERG 2006
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Reagan seemed to gloat when government failed, and it became a self-fulfilling prophecy: He cut program budgets and appointed inept people to run federal agencies, and lo and behold, government failed.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Reagan seemed to gloat when government failed, and it became a self-fulfilling prophecy: He cut program budgets and appointed inept people to run federal agencies, and lo and behold, government failed.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Reagan seemed to gloat when government failed, and it became a self-fulfilling prophecy: He cut program budgets and appointed inept people to run federal agencies, and lo and behold, government failed.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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I believe they've created a self-fulfilling prophecy, and by doing so, have made the possible finite.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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As your experience shows, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy and a vicious circle.
Diamond Agrees to Ship What It Offers » Comics Worth Reading 2010
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The third story from Robotika creator Alex Sheikman also delves into literary similarities with another mouse relating the tale of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Comic Review: Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #1 | Fandomania 2010
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"There's a mindset out there that this thing has got upside, upside, upside and not much downside, and sometimes that can be a self-fulfilling prophecy."
Oil Tops $110 a Barrel Dan Strumpf 2011
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