as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
the soldiers daringly rescued their interned comrades without the loss of a single life
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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Recent Examples of interned
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations.
—Theresa Bourke, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government.
—Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026
Estrada interned at EdSource and focused on film criticism at MXDWN, online entertainment magazine.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Griffith previously interned at WGHP in High Point in the fall and interned with the Triad Business Journal in the spring, gaining experience in broadcast as well as print journalism.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations.
—Theresa Bourke, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government.
—Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026
Estrada interned at EdSource and focused on film criticism at MXDWN, online entertainment magazine.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Griffith previously interned at WGHP in High Point in the fall and interned with the Triad Business Journal in the spring, gaining experience in broadcast as well as print journalism.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
Adjective
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Fujimori, the daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, beat 33 other candidates in the initial vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Fujimori, daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, were on the runoff’s ballot after beating 33 other candidates in the vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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And in fact, that scientist was arrested and his lab was closed and he was jailed for a few years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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The three-judge panel at the Jakarta Military Court sentenced Sudarko to three years in prison, Cahyono to two and a half years, while Prasetya and Lakka were jailed for 2 years and 18 months respectively.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Combs’ four-year, two-month sentence came as a second shock to a captive courtroom audience after the split verdict was read following his sensational eight-week trial.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Not only was the audience captive, it was also intrigued as Yarborough and Donnie Allison battled for the lead entering the third turn for the final time.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2026
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One of the three prior arrestees, Ruben Larios Lopez, has since been incarcerated in state prison; until now, Kim had eluded capture.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Reiner is currently incarcerated and has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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