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verb

past tense of contain
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as in held
to have within the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection

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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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“Contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contained. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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