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contain

verb as in include, hold

verb as in hold back, control

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There was no right way to bite into a rice cake and definitely no good way to contain the stream of crumbs that rained down from the corners of my mouth.

From Eater

Probably the most explosive centered on the effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic this year.

It contains a 7-megapixel camera on the front and a 12-megapixel camera on the back and is capable of taking 4K videos, which are better quality than high-definition.

From Fortune

Holm and Rotenberg were surprised to find that their paper contained the insight needed to do a lot better.

Next year the company plans to put out a quantum processor, called “eagle,” that contains 127 qubits.

From Fortune

The sequels will contain anything from the Expanded Universe.

Canned drinks like Mercy contain up 5,000 percent of the daily value of certain vitamins.

They sacrifice their shelter to contain the walkers—and Judith gets her first action scene!

Green plants in pre-flowering stages may contain significant protein but not fat.

And while the stories may contain caveats, the initial headlines certainly did not.

Selections for practice should be chosen which contain much variety of thought and feeling and are smooth in movement.

Since this is a law of vibration, it is unscientific to speak of giving an overtone, for all tones contain overtones.

The apocryphal gospels contain many, and some are preserved by Persian and Arabian poets.

These globular masses usually contain many tubercle bacilli.

(a) Epithelial casts contain epithelial cells from the renal tubules.

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On this page you'll find 98 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contain, such as: accommodate, consist of, enclose, encompass, have, and incorporate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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