containment
noun
con·tain·ment
kən-ˈtān-mənt 
1
: the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits
the containment of health costs
2
: the policy, process, or result of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology
Examples of containment in a Sentence
The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed.
The government needs to adopt a containment strategy.
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Fernandez also credited efforts to build and strengthen containment lines around the fire perimeter.
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Tzvika Foghel, who chairs the National Security Committee and advanced the bill through the committee under his leadership, told Fox News Digital that Israelis are fed up with policies of containment and compromise.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
To address the challenge, officials have begun looking for a permanent repository that can safely isolate radioactive material deep underground, typically at depths of at least 980 feet (300 meters) for long-term containment.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
But cost containment cannot come at the expense of those already most at risk.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Tzvika Foghel, who chairs the National Security Committee and advanced the bill through the committee under his leadership, told Fox News Digital that Israelis are fed up with policies of containment and compromise.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
To address the challenge, officials have begun looking for a permanent repository that can safely isolate radioactive material deep underground, typically at depths of at least 980 feet (300 meters) for long-term containment.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
But cost containment cannot come at the expense of those already most at risk.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for containment
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/containment. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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