as in apprenticeship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
seeking a summer internship at a local television station
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Recent Examples of internship
My oldest daughter starts an internship at Deloitte this year.
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Dennis Kozak, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Heidi is unlike Lauren, who strives for Teen Vogue internships in Paris and New York, and even less like Lauren’s intern rival, Emily Weiss, who would go on to found the billion-dollar beauty brand Glossier and become an emblem of girlboss feminism.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Academic projects, internships, group work, presentations, campus leadership, volunteer roles, freelance assignments, and even retail or service jobs all count.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Viewing Revanur’s page now reveals no mention of her internship with the former congresswoman.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
The internship requires them to show up on time and complete a job interview.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Medellin already has started an internship with a Western Springs accounting firm and plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in accounting in the fall.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
That consultation turned into a yearlong internship at Morris’s Gateway Church, which has one of the largest congregations in the country.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
The novel — the only one ever written by Plath — is a semiautobiographical tale of a young woman’s descent into madness while working a magazine internship in 1950s New York City.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026
Dennis Kozak, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Heidi is unlike Lauren, who strives for Teen Vogue internships in Paris and New York, and even less like Lauren’s intern rival, Emily Weiss, who would go on to found the billion-dollar beauty brand Glossier and become an emblem of girlboss feminism.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Academic projects, internships, group work, presentations, campus leadership, volunteer roles, freelance assignments, and even retail or service jobs all count.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Viewing Revanur’s page now reveals no mention of her internship with the former congresswoman.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
The internship requires them to show up on time and complete a job interview.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Medellin already has started an internship with a Western Springs accounting firm and plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in accounting in the fall.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
That consultation turned into a yearlong internship at Morris’s Gateway Church, which has one of the largest congregations in the country.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
The novel — the only one ever written by Plath — is a semiautobiographical tale of a young woman’s descent into madness while working a magazine internship in 1950s New York City.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for internship
apprenticeship
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Following on the initial success of Moss' apprenticeship in tool and die, Presley now plans to create 20 more apprenticeships in other parts of the plant.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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Expand apprenticeships and college programs in mechatronics, precision machining, and semiconductor technology.—
Paul S. Lavoie,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Internship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internship. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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