Can the phrase 'is contained in' be substituted by a single word?

If a lunchbox contains an apple, then the apple is contained in a lunchbox. Is it possible to replace the phrase 'is contained in' with a single word? I can't think of one, and the thesaurus hasn't been very helpful, either.

Solution 1:

Try occupy, meaning to fill or take up (a space or time).

"The apple occupies the lunchbox." "The sofa occupies the entire room."

There don't appear to be too many single words meeting your requirement. If you were referring to an animal rather than an apple, you could use inhabit.

Solution 2:

Is in, is within, or is inside typically can substitute for is contained in. Eg, “The apple is inside the lunchbox.” Making lunchbox the subject of course gives you a short sentence that includes contain: “The lunch box contains an apple.”

Solution 3:

The best I can come up with is inhabit. According to Dictionary.com, it is used of things that are capable of locomotion or of abstract things, so it will seem a little ridiculous in this context. Occupy is another word, but the best thing to do by far is just to say "is contained in" or "is in", as Kian has suggested.