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
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
When a movie is scrapped in the development stage — as countless have been — it’s usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
When Stratton first came to city hall, as an intern, in the summer of 2012, Hoboken had no reason to expect an infrastructure overhaul.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
As a teenager, Jack worked as a page for then-Senator John Kerry and served as a senate intern during his senior year of high school.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach built his career from the beginning as a coaching intern.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
When a movie is scrapped in the development stage — as countless have been — it’s usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
When Stratton first came to city hall, as an intern, in the summer of 2012, Hoboken had no reason to expect an infrastructure overhaul.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
As a teenager, Jack worked as a page for then-Senator John Kerry and served as a senate intern during his senior year of high school.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
Verb
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Since the 2021 army takeover, nearly 8,000 civilians have been killed and some 22,208 political detainees remain jailed, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Confronted by the local cops, Strahler admitted to creating and sending the images, then was arrested and jailed.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nearly a quarter of New Orleans residents live in poverty, and the prospect of a substantial windfall for a few hours’ work apparently outweighed any fear of getting into a car that was about to take part in a high-speed accident.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Today, about 33% of residents live in poverty.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Partway through the story, the reader learns something that upends our understanding of what’s going on.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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For the last six weeks, The Providence Journal has asked readers to weigh in on our bracket competition to find Rhode Island's best pizza.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fighters who were not killed in the final battle in Baghuz, Syria, were imprisoned and their families detained.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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It was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, less than a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, alongside Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, who was imprisoned at the time, and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties.—
Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Notably, nurses are considered the most honest and ethical professionals by a wide margin, a 2025 Gallup poll showed.—
Michael L. Diamond,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Mandatory regular, virtual visits with a school nurse would honor both this right and responsibility while more than paying for itself in health care savings.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her mother, who is Welsh, was a university lecturer, and her father, originally from Liverpool, worked his way up from bussing tables at a hotel restaurant to running the business.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Go now as our lecturer said that with climate change, ships may be traversing through the Arctic in the future, instead.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sloane represents the survivors of a 67-year-old woman who died in 2022 after a Prospect surgeon performing a partial lung removal mistakenly cut a pulmonary vein, leading to a cascade of complications.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Brow lifts are far less common—13,621 in 2024 vs 120,755 blepharoplasties—but some surgeons say that gap is narrowing.—
Taryn Brooke,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Better to stay clean and inconspicuous, like hotel artwork, which was fine for a preacher’s son.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Sight & Sound production in honor of America’s 250th anniversary ths year explores the friendship between firebrand preacher George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, and how Franklin’s resulting recognition of the role of faith changed history.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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