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as in holding
to have within
the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection
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as in including
to have as part of a whole
the contract contains several new clauses
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as in comprising
to be made up of
the recipe contains several parts
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as in composing
to gain emotional or mental control of
could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship
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as in controlling
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease
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Recent Examples of containing
The cocoa arm of the trial tested a daily extract supplement containing 500 mg of cocoa flavanols, and within that mix, about 80 mg came from a single compound called epicatechin – thought to be one of the most important flavanols for heart and blood vessel health.
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New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
Information about the two companies' partnership emerged after CCTV showed a billboard containing the details as part of a report on the telecoms giant's new Sanjiangyuan data center in Qinghai province.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Weather watches and warnings A live data feed from the National Weather Service containing official weather warnings, watches, and advisory statements.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
For each subreddit, researchers calculated the share of comments containing any of these terms and averaged the results to produce a toxicity percentage.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The allegation centers on the Numerical Identification System (NUMIDENT) database containing Americans' personally identifiable information.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Plus, the risk posed by polishes containing TPO is low.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Some of Jordan’s patients have had good luck with supplements containing an herb called maca.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
Information about the two companies' partnership emerged after CCTV showed a billboard containing the details as part of a report on the telecoms giant's new Sanjiangyuan data center in Qinghai province.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Weather watches and warnings A live data feed from the National Weather Service containing official weather warnings, watches, and advisory statements.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
For each subreddit, researchers calculated the share of comments containing any of these terms and averaged the results to produce a toxicity percentage.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The allegation centers on the Numerical Identification System (NUMIDENT) database containing Americans' personally identifiable information.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Plus, the risk posed by polishes containing TPO is low.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Some of Jordan’s patients have had good luck with supplements containing an herb called maca.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containing
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For every person holding the statue, there are four or five who came close and didn’t.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The extra point was good but there was a holding penalty on the Rebels.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The capsule will consist of both apparel and accessories, including new shoe styles and a bag.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
21 Sep. 2025
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Fritz’s Team World now has a 7-3 lead over Team Europe after seven matches, with five to play, including Saturday night’s doubles match.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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The award of this contract continues the recent strong momentum Serco has seen in defence, with the sector comprising over 80% of our order intake in the first half of 2025.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Group of Five conferences, comprising the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt, are guaranteed one automatic qualifier (AQ) spot.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many of the chefs are like musicians who have graduated from covering other artists’ songs to composing their own masterpieces.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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But recently a group of AI researchers in Japan and Taiwan created a benchmark called NEWSAGENT to see how well LLMs can do at actually taking source material and composing accurate news stories.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Disney also has business before the Justice Department with an antitrust investigation into its bid to acquire a controlling stake of FuboTV and combine it with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Following a summer transfer window that saw 13 new faces arrive in north Wales, the squad went into Saturday’s match boasting a combined tally of 1,685 second-tier appearances, the 11th-highest tally in the division and almost 250 more than QPR.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Green Wave are building a compelling resume, already boasting wins over two Power Four opponents, Northwestern and Duke.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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D4vd's world tour has hit a bump in the road amid a police investigation reportedly involving the singer and TikTok sensation.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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This will be a coordinated effort with the Government Accountability Office, which is also looking into issues involving access and handling of sensitive data at the department, according to the letter from the acting inspector general.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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In fact, throughout the house there is an emphasis on calming colors like taupes, off-whites, and creams.—
Juliet Izon,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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Skip the sheep-counting and cup of chamomile, and luxuriate in the sleep-inducing blend of calming lavender oil, soothing balsam resin, moisturizing sweet almond oil, and relaxing magnesium salt flakes instead.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Containing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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