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as in included
to have as part of a whole
the contract contains several new clauses
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as in comprised
to be made up of
the recipe contains several parts
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as in calmed
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 controlled
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 contained
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 July 2025
The piece itself is a very contained script: two people, New York City, all-night shoots, felt very manageable to me.
—Carlos Aguilar, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
In fact, in September 2025, NASA officials confirmed that one of Perseverance's finds contained a potential biosignature.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for contained
Adjective
And beyond that, everyone else had to be very contained and very disciplined and very selfless.
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The White House announced the ballroom construction project in late July, and demolition began suddenly on the East Wing in late October, when workers were spotted tearing down the wing of the White House that contained the first lady's offices.
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Adjective
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More aggressive than the Tide, more physical, more composed and clearly better prepared, the Hoosiers showed zero rust after a month-long break after the Big Ten championship game.—
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But Peggy never forgot her roots; a genre-blending selector with range, she’s known for her energetic but composed sets.—
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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Efforts that included bait, noisemakers and even a trap that caught the wrong bear all failed.—
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The teams comprised veteran baseball stars from both nations.—
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The leather shoes comprised a mix of male boots, children’s and women’s shoes.—
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When things later calmed down, Mossack Fonseca did resign from some clients that wished to leave.—
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While this week's reassurances have calmed markets for now, the sharp selloff in regionals last week is leaving a lasting mark on the industry.—
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Through the integration with Tactical Assault Kit software, the team remotely controlled multiple unmanned ground and surface units across a large, 50-square-mile operational area.—
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Staff shortages have led to flow control programs to keep flights safe in other areas, too, like the airspace controlled by Jacksonville Center.—
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After more than six months of study, Tianwen-2 will leave the asteroid and drop the collected sample down to Earth before heading off to investigate 311P/PanSTARRS, a complicated celestial object that’s part asteroid and part comet.—
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However, these days, a more collected look is preferred.—
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Ole Miss likely had the rooting interest of many in America, and not only because the Rebels’ modest history in the sport boasted only one recognized national championship, and that one in distant 1960.—
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In other posts, Golden boasted about having secret cameras to record young girls in private settings, such as bathrooms and showers, the feds said.—
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“Contained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contained. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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