as in internship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
prior to graduation from the culinary school he had served an externship as a sous chef at a high-end restaurant
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Recent Examples of externship
High school students will have access to a catalog of internships, externships and volunteer opportunities statewide.
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Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
My externship was at the Grand Traverse Resort.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And while universities form curriculum review committees, pilot externships, and experiment with microcredentials, Google is quietly building a national talent pipeline—fast, focused, and at scale.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The Impact Fellowships program supports doctoral students doing summer externships with public-interest companies working in criminal justice reform, climate change, public health, and similar arenas.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2022
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Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
My externship was at the Grand Traverse Resort.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And while universities form curriculum review committees, pilot externships, and experiment with microcredentials, Google is quietly building a national talent pipeline—fast, focused, and at scale.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The Impact Fellowships program supports doctoral students doing summer externships with public-interest companies working in criminal justice reform, climate change, public health, and similar arenas.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Mar. 2022
See All Example Sentences for externship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externship
Noun
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Her LinkedIn profile shows a two-month internship at British Vogue and a one-month internship at a health-care nonprofit in Rwanda.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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Prince William did internships at Britain’s intelligence and security agencies in 2019 to help the future king understand their workings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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In the hundred years since, higher education institutions have added a range of shorter degree and non-degree programs from associate’s degrees to certificates, microcredentials, apprenticeships and more.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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How to reclaim the lost art of apprenticeship and put in the work that’s needed to reach our highest potential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Externship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externship. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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