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Recent Examples of containment
Most notable among 2025’s fires — most of which have burned on the state’s Western Slope — has been the Lee fire in Rio Blanco County, which is just shy of full containment.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the White Sage Fire burning farther north on the Kaibab Plateau has remained at 95% containment.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As of July 31st, a red flag warning was in effect for central and southern Utah as a result on ongoing low humidity and breezy weather, which can interfere with containment efforts.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Fires have continued to burn across Canadian forests throughout the year, with many still far from full containment and no clear end in sight.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the White Sage Fire burning farther north on the Kaibab Plateau has remained at 95% containment.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As of July 31st, a red flag warning was in effect for central and southern Utah as a result on ongoing low humidity and breezy weather, which can interfere with containment efforts.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Fires have continued to burn across Canadian forests throughout the year, with many still far from full containment and no clear end in sight.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for containment
Noun
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To combat isolation amid shorter days, keep in touch with loved ones, NextStep4MentalHealth advises.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During its first project, the team found that young people entering youth shelters struggled with isolation, so the team members built a board game cart and collected hundreds of games, books and clothes for a local youth shelter.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Troost Avenue had long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City, a physical reminder of historic redlining from the Jim Crow era.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dismantling of segregation was a profound moral and political victory.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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