Contain and Held

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Contain verb - To have within.

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Held is a synonym for contain. In some cases you can replace term "Held" with "Contain", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.

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Contain is a synonym for held. You can use "Contain" instead a verb "Held".

Given his 0% Approval Rating, when they finally held his funeral, the congregation tried (and failed miserably) to contain their mirth.

Source: And There Was Much Rejoicing
With that discovery, her father reveals to her his long-held secret: that he is one of the guardians of three books that contain the secrets of the Holy Grail.

Source: Literature / Labyrinth
Sometimes the knives also contain a strange gadget, including one to shoot the blade (Justified again: he's been held at gunpoint by enemies and got away with this).

Source: Knife Nut

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