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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There is currently no information on the containment or cause of the fire.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
Various approaches to Iran—isolation, containment, engagement, and maximum pressure—have failed to curb the regime’s malign activities.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
For more about the challenges of having kill switches and containments for AI and AGI, see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
Various approaches to Iran—isolation, containment, engagement, and maximum pressure—have failed to curb the regime’s malign activities.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
For more about the challenges of having kill switches and containments for AI and AGI, see my analysis at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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