as in internships
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 externships
Additional internships, externships and hands-on work, these schools say, could better position their students to land jobs after graduating.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 May 2026
High school students will have access to a catalog of internships, externships and volunteer opportunities statewide.
—Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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
Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 May 2026
High school students will have access to a catalog of internships, externships and volunteer opportunities statewide.
—Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externships
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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
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Hundreds of students have moved from the classroom to real industry exposure — presenting their apps to industry experts, building portfolios, and stepping into internships and full-time roles inside Miami’s tech sector.—
Miami Dade College,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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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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Later that month, the department launched the AI in Registered Apprenticeship Innovation portal, a free hub that helps workers, employers, and training providers integrate AI into apprenticeships across six sectors from health care to advanced manufacturing.—
Shalin Jyotishi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Externships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externships. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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