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as in includes
to have as part of a whole
the contract contains several new clauses
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as in comprises
to be made up of
the recipe contains several parts
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as in composes
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 regulates
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 contains
Eggplant also contains small amounts of vitamins C, K and B6.
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Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This article contains spoilers for Splitsville.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Theoretically, a portion of every distillation of Gorovka remains in the barrel, so each new bottling contains older and older spirit.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This scaffold contains microscopic channels filled with spinal neural progenitor cells, or sNPCs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The current strictest Eyesafe requirements for LCDs allow no more than 20% of blue light to be emitted at the 435nm-to-440-nm wavelength, which contains the most blue.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
According to Haschemie, a lab test revealed that the tequila contains ethanol that was not derived from Blue Weber agave, and instead from plants like corn and sugarcane.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
The album, which dropped in the early hours of September 5, contains 23 tracks and features Bakar, Tems, and Hurricane Chris.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This article contains graphic images.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This article contains spoilers for Splitsville.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Theoretically, a portion of every distillation of Gorovka remains in the barrel, so each new bottling contains older and older spirit.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This scaffold contains microscopic channels filled with spinal neural progenitor cells, or sNPCs.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The current strictest Eyesafe requirements for LCDs allow no more than 20% of blue light to be emitted at the 435nm-to-440-nm wavelength, which contains the most blue.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
According to Haschemie, a lab test revealed that the tequila contains ethanol that was not derived from Blue Weber agave, and instead from plants like corn and sugarcane.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
The album, which dropped in the early hours of September 5, contains 23 tracks and features Bakar, Tems, and Hurricane Chris.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This article contains graphic images.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contains
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Google could keep its business at the other side of the programmatic industry, publisher ad servers that alert advertisers of space available on sites–where Google holds about 90% of that market.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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Alcaraz now holds a 10-5 career advantage on Sinner, including 4-2 in majors and 7-2 on hardcourts.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Army soldiers, even those in non-combat jobs or those who lack previous firearms experience, must pass a rifle marksmanship test that includes targets as far as 325 yards away after mere days of training.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That includes one conference game.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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The next pronounced spike came in the mid-1960s — roughly around the time of England’s World Cup win on home soil, and comprises largely those who would play a major role in England’s Euro 96 campaign.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The man stands just beyond a vivid swirl of similarly unclothed American Indians with discolored bodies, a jarring imagining of the senseless violence and disease that ravaged the Ohlone people, who first settled in the coastal Northern California land that now comprises much of the Bay Area.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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By using pollen to reflect more of the energy, the camellia microgel regulates skin temperature, keeping it about 9 degrees Fahrenheit cooler for around 20 minutes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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Schultz, a medical doctor, has helped run the agency that regulates the county’s emergency medical care system for about six years.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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The polished sateen set boasts a thick border in six color combinations to wake up a bedroom.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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Only one boasts its own train station.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The transaction also encompasses a long-term commercial agreement for EchoStar’s Boost Mobile subscribers to access SpaceX’s Starlink direct-to-cell service.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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The collection of conditions — which includes obesity, ADHD, diabetes and depression — encompasses many of the 342 million people in the United States.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Research shows that spending time in green spaces calms the nervous system and reduces stress.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Cibrian runs lines with Rimes and calms his wife's nerves on the set.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Contains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contains. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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