as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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as in resident
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as in reader
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Recent Examples of intern
Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
This week, Chavira and fellow intern Daniel stocked the shelves at the food pantry inside the Far Northeast Community Hub.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
One of my first jobs as an intern in corporate R&D was formulating cost reductions for existing products and later developing cost-effective line extensions building on the brand equity of the original product.
—Jonathan Deutsch, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Greenberg began his career working for him at Good Universe, first as an intern and then as an assistant, before joining him at Lionsgate during his tenure as President of the Motion Picture Group.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
After playing a limited role with the New York Giants during the 2022 season, Jefferson retired and joined the Baltimore Ravens’ scouting department as an intern for 2023.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
This week, Chavira and fellow intern Daniel stocked the shelves at the food pantry inside the Far Northeast Community Hub.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
One of my first jobs as an intern in corporate R&D was formulating cost reductions for existing products and later developing cost-effective line extensions building on the brand equity of the original product.
—Jonathan Deutsch, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Greenberg began his career working for him at Good Universe, first as an intern and then as an assistant, before joining him at Lionsgate during his tenure as President of the Motion Picture Group.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
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Women are arrested for violating dress codes, protesters are jailed and economic hardship has deepened across much of the population.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Another investigation was initiated the following year by the commission after Givens was accused of presiding over two criminal cases after she’d been recused, jailing a man in one case and revoking bond from another.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Its roughly 50 residents rely on weekday flights for mail and many of their basic supplies, from groceries to Amazon deliveries of everyday household items.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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In less than 24 hours, two separate shootings have shaken a West Perrine neighborhood, leaving residents grieving and searching for answers.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Weren’t readers crying out for tips on how to make their daffodils golden and hostly?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Beauty of Joseon's viral Revive Eye Serum is an Allure reader mainstay.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the Sixties in Greece, under military rule, the music of Mikis Theodorakis was prohibited by decree, its composer imprisoned and exiled.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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He was set to be imprisoned at the Salvadoran mega-prison CECOT, despite a judge's 2019 order that blocked his deportation there on the grounds that he could be harmed by local gangs.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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In rural and underserved areas, advanced practice nurses – those with advanced clinical practice and education experience – are often the only consistent providers of care for the local population.—
Kaelyn Lara,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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When police got to the hospital, a Methodist nurse told investigators the woman was already intubated.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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But the breakdown of who gets paid and who doesn’t during a government shutdown is a failure of a budget structure that goes beyond a particular administration, according to Linda Bilmes, a public finance expert and senior lecturer at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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The English army’s march southward has always been part of Harold’s romantic identity, said Duncan Wright, a senior lecturer in medieval archaeology at the Newcastle University in England.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth police officer Bobbie Sanchez, who was elbowed in the jaw while apprehending a suspect, told the Star-Telegram there was not a single oral surgeon in the city’s network who could treat her injuries, which delayed her recovery.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Over the next year, Hoag will work on obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, hospital officials said, and build out the new institute, recruiting surgeons, doctors and nutritionists.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gabriel Olivier, an evangelical preacher, was arrested in May 2021 by police in Brandon, Mississippi, for protesting outside of a city amphitheater with a group.—
Julian Mark,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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City said preacher had other options The lawyer for the city of Brandon noted that Olivier had other ways of taking on the restrictions, including challenging them as a violation of the state constitution’s free speech protections.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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