containment

noun

Definition of containmentnext
as in isolation

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Recent Examples of containment Since Monday, firefighters have been able to build containment lines around portions of the fire. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 As of Thursday morning, the Willow fire had consumed roughly 6,871 acres with 37% containment, according to Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4, which is leading the fire response. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 July 2026 One reason is that the atmosphere of distrust has broken containment. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 15 July 2026 Crews were working on strengthening containment lines and at least one helicopter remained to support firefighters with water drops. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for containment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
  1. isolation
  2. segregation
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  • The all-new Tokyo Design Studio Niobium Concept 1 (TDS MSNB1) was born from that same style of category-decimating experimentation back in the days of isolation and face masks.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • When selecting an innerspring mattress, look for pocketed coils, which move independently to improve motion isolation.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of isolation
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  • When Johnson launched Johnson Products in 1954, Black businesses faced segregation and exclusion.
    — Deloris Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • DeVriese-Sebilla said those attitudes had lasting consequences for Argentine, describing housing segregation as one of the community’s greatest historical challenges.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of segregation

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