containment
noun
con·tain·ment
kən-ˈtān-mənt 
1
: the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits
the containment of health costs
2
: the policy, process, or result of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology
Examples of containment in a Sentence
The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed.
The government needs to adopt a containment strategy.
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Plano's Hazmat team placed booms in the creek to slow the spread of oil and began containment work around the storm sewer system.
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Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Both locations are at around 35% containment, including Brantley County, which has seen 22,615 acres burned.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Although containment took more than two months, the damage reshaped the community.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
By Spare lithium-ion batteries and power banks must go in carry-on bags due to higher fire risk and lack of containment.
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Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Both locations are at around 35% containment, including Brantley County, which has seen 22,615 acres burned.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Although containment took more than two months, the damage reshaped the community.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
By Spare lithium-ion batteries and power banks must go in carry-on bags due to higher fire risk and lack of containment.
—Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for containment
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“Containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/containment. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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