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
Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Shipkey, a former intern who was promoted to district director in 2023, had his quarterly pay raised from $14,000 in 2023 to $19,000 in early 2024, records show.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Unlike Season 9, when Kerry Bishé’s intern took over the voiceover and Braff was relegated to guest star appearances, interns aren’t the focus anymore.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Young is reportedly a former intern for Morgan and worked in Morgan’s literal townhouse.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Wall Street Journal McKinsey and Bain have moved up summer intern recruiting to compete with top investment banks.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Shipkey, a former intern who was promoted to district director in 2023, had his quarterly pay raised from $14,000 in 2023 to $19,000 in early 2024, records show.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Unlike Season 9, when Kerry Bishé’s intern took over the voiceover and Braff was relegated to guest star appearances, interns aren’t the focus anymore.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Young is reportedly a former intern for Morgan and worked in Morgan’s literal townhouse.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
Verb
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Gabrielsen and Frederick remain jailed in Moffat County, according to MCSO Sheriff Chip McIntyre.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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His father was jailed twice as a political prisoner in Cuba, once for 16 days in 1961 and for 72 days in 1966.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kirk Nembhard was attending his first race, and the Mansfield resident was impressed by how the event was run.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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Avichay Adraee told residents in Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Burj al-Barajneh, Ghadir perimeter and Shiyah to leave the area.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Contributing Editor Sheri Castle revealed that the secret to crystal clear sweet tea was a teaspoon of baking soda, some Southern Living readers clutched their pearls in disbelief.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Since the inception of Read to Reef in 2016, over 25,000 young readers have read more than 126,000 books as part of the club, resulting in the distribution of more than 98,000 aquarium tickets.—
Nancy S. Grasmick,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Assets were frozen, sanctions were threatened, UN resolutions were passed, but still the captives remained imprisoned.—
Bill Keane,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Two months later, Mabrouk and his fellow plotters were arrested and imprisoned by the Ben Ali government.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Less than three weeks later, Alex Pretti, a nurse, was on the south side of Minneapolis filming agents with his cellphone.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill exempts the unions that represent police officers, firefighters and corrections officers, whose leaders typically support Republicans, but also applies to unions that represent nurses and utility workers.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rest of the Democratic hopefuls include Collins, Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, engineer Felix Tello and UIC adjunct lecturer David Ehrlich.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Peter Woit, a senior lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Columbia University, didn't attend the 2006 conference.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Büchi approaches classical music not like an embalmer with a corpse but as a surgeon with a patient, taking a scalpel to the vestigial organs.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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While he was sent by the White House to be a hatchet man, Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, should use a scalpel with care, conducting a real, legitimate probe that seeks ways to save money for taxpayers and improve outcomes for patients.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Complicating matters is the charismatic doomsday preacher who is quickly leading the small town to the verge of hysteria.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some religious tracts and pamphlets had been sent by radio preachers after Mama or Daddy had mailed them a dollar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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