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View definitions for contained

contained

adjective as in controlled

adjective as in numbered

adjective as in retained

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It was meant to deliver salvation, but only brought further bitter disappointment and loss - as its cargo contained almost nothing to eat.

From BBC

The fire as of Thursday evening encompassed 84 acres and was 0% contained overnight, in the area east of County Village Road and west of Sierra Avenue.

Other coprolites contained bones chewed up by predators that, like today's hyenas, crushed bones to obtain salts and marrow.

This 11-metre stone partition, built in the 13th Century, contained rich and colourful sculptures depicting the life of Christ.

From BBC

The fire was zero percent contained as of 9 p.m.,

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

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