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Recent Examples of containment
For the comp that has waaay too long of a title, the players must search a container for power orbs and drop them into their containment tubes.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
Following her commands, the adult Xenomorph breaks from its containment chamber, killing the staff and soldiers, before eventually heading into the jungle.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The containment wall will extend from the El Portal Beach access point to Linda Lane.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet it cannot now be replaced by a simplistic strategy of containment in which Europe keeps Russia in a bear cage and prods it from a safe distance.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
Following her commands, the adult Xenomorph breaks from its containment chamber, killing the staff and soldiers, before eventually heading into the jungle.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The containment wall will extend from the El Portal Beach access point to Linda Lane.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet it cannot now be replaced by a simplistic strategy of containment in which Europe keeps Russia in a bear cage and prods it from a safe distance.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for containment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
Noun
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While the lack of benefits, risk of burnout and isolation are clear risks, Brown says the desire for flexibility is strong.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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There are five memory foam layers that all serve a unique purpose, from the pressure-relief layer for anyone experiencing chronic pain to motion isolation layer catered to co-sleepers.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Known as the Harlem of the West, the Douglas Hotel was complete with the Creole Palace nightclub where Black performers in the 1930s and ’40s could perform during the years of segregation.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite facing racial segregation and discrimination, Allen became the first in her family to finish high school and was one of the first Black women to graduate from Nazareth College.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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