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
My externship was at the Grand Traverse Resort.
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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
This includes internships as well as co-ops and externships.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 8 June 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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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
This includes internships as well as co-ops and externships.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 8 June 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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The third criteria can be met by the film’s studio or production company offering internships or training opportunities to people from underrepresented groups.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Health care career Boudreaux became interested in business and health care during a summer internship at health insurer Aetna.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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Born in Germany during the war, Schlöndorff spent his formative years in France, attending school there and beginning his cinema apprenticeship under such directors as Louis Malle and Jean-Pierre Melville.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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These partnerships should also extend into structured programs such as co-ops and apprenticeships, creating a reliable pipeline of opportunities for students to build hands-on experience as part of their education.—
Michael Hansen,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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“Externship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externship. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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