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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
In a study published today in Frontiers in Earth Science, the researchers analyzed a nearly 32-feet-long (10 meters) ice core containing atmospheric records spanning the Roman empire up to the mid-17th century.
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Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
On the southwest coast, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office published a detailed document containing information about county laws and micromobility safety, including a call for parents to help keep their children safe while riding.
—Alissa Gary, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
The tale conjures up the closing scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the wood crate containing the Ark of the Covenant is reposited among thousands of similar containers in a US government storage facility.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
This week, congressional Democrats ramped up their investigation into DOGE's access to Social Security data after receiving whistleblower claims that a former agency software engineer retained databases containing personal information on nearly every American.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
To get there, technicians must chemically convert the yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride gas (a molecule containing one uranium atom and six fluorides) and feed it into centrifuges.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Edebiri plays Catherine, a brilliant but restless daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert (Cheadle) who is thrust into turmoil when a notebook containing a revelatory proof is discovered after his death.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Department of Sanitation workers doing roadside cleanup called police after finding the garbage bag containing a woman’s remains near 149th Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
On March 2, The Washington Post published details of a public database containing nearly 900 signs, placards, and publications at NPS sites targeted for removal.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
On the southwest coast, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office published a detailed document containing information about county laws and micromobility safety, including a call for parents to help keep their children safe while riding.
—Alissa Gary, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
The tale conjures up the closing scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the wood crate containing the Ark of the Covenant is reposited among thousands of similar containers in a US government storage facility.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
This week, congressional Democrats ramped up their investigation into DOGE's access to Social Security data after receiving whistleblower claims that a former agency software engineer retained databases containing personal information on nearly every American.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
To get there, technicians must chemically convert the yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride gas (a molecule containing one uranium atom and six fluorides) and feed it into centrifuges.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Edebiri plays Catherine, a brilliant but restless daughter of renowned mathematics professor Robert (Cheadle) who is thrust into turmoil when a notebook containing a revelatory proof is discovered after his death.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Department of Sanitation workers doing roadside cleanup called police after finding the garbage bag containing a woman’s remains near 149th Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
On March 2, The Washington Post published details of a public database containing nearly 900 signs, placards, and publications at NPS sites targeted for removal.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containing
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The original features a man holding architectural drawings with the urban landscape in the background.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Tender’s assets Tender CEO Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella) engineers the downfall of co-founder Jonah Atterbury (Kal Penn) and eventually leaves Henry holding the bag for the company’s fraud.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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One passage depicts the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like notoriety of Frank and the Bride, leading ordinary women to adopt her wild hairdo and goth makeup (including what are evidently meant to be burns on her mouth and tongue from all that electricity).—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ziegler’s humor and sympathy for her characters—including Creon, who desperately wants to do right by everyone—saves the conflict between individual and state from heavy-handedness.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Using a methodology comprising those metrics, the chart provides a weekly multidimensional ranking of artist popularity.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Wainfleet area falls within the traditional homeland of the Six Nations of the Grand River, a confederacy comprising the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tuscarora peoples — the Haudenosaunee.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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After all, orchestrating pre-arranged scores is far easier than composing original music from scratch.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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It's best suited to high-level video editing, VFX work, 3D modeling and rendering, composing scores, and working with custom AI models.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Those areas, Close explained, include taking care of the ball, being efficient with passes and dribbles, having a passion and urgency to make hustle plays, and controlling the glass.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Protect your home by removing decaying wood, controlling moisture, and cleaning gutters and overgrowth.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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The main house, per Elle Decor, is a 21-room mansion boasting 12 bedrooms, a home theater with room to seat 50, and a wine cellar.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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Rising antisemitism Despite boasting one of the largest Jewish populations in the country, Palm Beach County is not spared from the shadow of antisemitism.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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At least 12 incidents involving vessels around the strait have been confirmed since fighting began, according to two global trackers, and at least seven mariners have been killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Multiple people compared the snakes to weighted blankets, providing a firm, calming pressure.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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One popular way to do this is to add a calming activity to your nightly wind-down routine.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Containing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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