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Recent Examples of containment
But the king is thinking about risk management, attempting damage control and containment.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s enormous relief in letting go of the facade of perfect containment or the need to perform goodness.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The fire was at 15% containment as of Wednesday evening, according to the Oklahoma Forestry Service.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Their objective is risk containment.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s enormous relief in letting go of the facade of perfect containment or the need to perform goodness.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The fire was at 15% containment as of Wednesday evening, according to the Oklahoma Forestry Service.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Their objective is risk containment.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for containment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
Noun
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The abrupt onset of social isolation and the disruption of academic routine led to anxiety.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Winter reports » More Top Stories Mitski’s new album is a dark ode to isolation.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jackson played football at Sterling High School in Greenville, and famously protested library segregation with a group known as the Greenville Eight.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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While both West Indians and Afro Panamanians were subjected to segregation and police brutality, the Americans running the Canal Zone tended to treat the English-speaking West Indians better.—
Brendan Frizzell,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containment. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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