as in composed
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as in included
to have as part of a whole
the contract contains several new clauses
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as in comprised
to be made up of
the recipe contains several parts
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as in calmed
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 controlled
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 contained
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 July 2025
The piece itself is a very contained script: two people, New York City, all-night shoots, felt very manageable to me.
—Carlos Aguilar, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The fire is over 280,000 acres and only 15% contained, according to Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
And beyond that, everyone else had to be very contained and very disciplined and very selfless.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 July 2025
The piece itself is a very contained script: two people, New York City, all-night shoots, felt very manageable to me.
—Carlos Aguilar, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Verb
The reports also contained data on numbers of policies canceled or non-renewed in each county.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The fire is over 280,000 acres and only 15% contained, according to Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contained
Adjective
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And so Ekman-Larsson elevated his game and played some of the most physical and composed hockey of his career as the Leafs stumbled.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Comfortable Ride: Adaptive dynamics with the optional air suspension provides a smooth and composed ride, even on rough roads and off road trails.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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That most recently included Xi’s top general, who was seen as a close confidant.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some of the concerns raised by the public included visibility, noise, water quality, air quality, forest, electric and magnetic fields (EMF), agricultural activities, cultural resources, wildlife, and public safety, according to a Connecticut Siting Council report.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
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Just ask Indiana, which went 16-0 and won a national championship with a roster comprised mostly of players from the transfer portal, though it should be noted that coach Curt Cignetti coached a lot of them at his former post at James Madison before taking over in Bloomington in 2024.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Emmy-winning sitcom, which ran for more than 200 episodes over six seasons, comprised the bulk of Chapin’s screen career.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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At Dilley, the 13-year-old calmed herself by drawing, producing haunting pictures of a girl locked inside gates.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Among the people in the cell, three suffered from very severe mental-health issues, and they would only be calmed down with heavy drugs.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Clippers controlled the contest from start to finish while New Orleans played without All-Star Zion Williamson because of an ankle injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors said that the money was routed through shell companies controlled by Cuellar’s wife, Imelda, who was also charged.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The collected data is then analyzed by an outside statistician before the report is issued.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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However, because the Supreme Court ruling did not explicitly mandate whether the Treasury must pay back the collected tariff revenue, the path to recovering those funds remains legally ambiguous.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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In 2012, for example, a state lawmaker boasted that Pennsylvania’s new voter-ID requirements would allow Mitt Romney to win the state.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Trump once again boasted foreign investments of $18 trillion — a figure that has been disputed by many economists, and the White House’s own data.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contained. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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