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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At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In addition, by placing the reactor deep underground, the containment structure is no longer required and security is provided by the location of the reactor.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Undisciplined eyes, loss of containment, incorrect run fits, and few third-and-long situations made for a long day on defense.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2025
Here, a table with a hole blown through it, there, some batteries, wiring and a containment tube.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
In addition, by placing the reactor deep underground, the containment structure is no longer required and security is provided by the location of the reactor.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Undisciplined eyes, loss of containment, incorrect run fits, and few third-and-long situations made for a long day on defense.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2025
Here, a table with a hole blown through it, there, some batteries, wiring and a containment tube.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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 23 Sep. 2025.
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