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
Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Sarandos ordered whatever coffee drink his assistant’s assistant’s intern usually gets him and a muffin.
—Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
Struck by the real-life tragedy of an intern who died of exhaustion (a story that wound up being in the very first episode), Tranter realized the way in would be these entry-level recruits.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
Halaby began his career as an Eagles front office intern in 2007 and rose to the position of vice president of football operations and strategy in 2016, then was named assistant GM in 2022.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The new intern class will be made up of Ana Bunn as Tosh, Jacob Dudman as Asher, David Gridley as Blake, Layla Mohammadi as Amara and Amanda Morrow as Dashana.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Sarandos ordered whatever coffee drink his assistant’s assistant’s intern usually gets him and a muffin.
—Lauren Bans, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2026
Struck by the real-life tragedy of an intern who died of exhaustion (a story that wound up being in the very first episode), Tranter realized the way in would be these entry-level recruits.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
Halaby began his career as an Eagles front office intern in 2007 and rose to the position of vice president of football operations and strategy in 2016, then was named assistant GM in 2022.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
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While jailed, Braddy also became known for delaying his first trial by going through 10 lawyers and, at one point, representing himself.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Newton remains jailed on $100,000 bail, which was requested by Assistant Dakota County Attorney Cory Monnens.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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Weak shaking has been recorded and several residents reported experiencing the tremor in Ridgecrest and the surrounding area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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While the goal is to enhance safety, residents have some concerns.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bud, the harried father and the parent readers get to know best, tracks the arrival and departure of cargo for Alabaster Harbor, a busy port owned by Paul Alabaster, a mysterious shipping heir and tech billionaire.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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One of the license-plate-reader cameras near East County Line Road and South Colorado Boulevard in Highlands Ranch alerted Douglas County deputies to a match for the suspect’s vehicle, Weekly said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Gillispie was released from prison in 2011, exonerated in 2017 and declared wrongfully imprisoned in 2021.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cottingham, 79, has been imprisoned since his 1980 arrest.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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However, the verdict was later reversed, and in July 2006, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a jury agreed with defense attorneys that the former nurse suffered from postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis — a rare disorder that can cause delusions and hallucinations.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Temporary travel nurses were flown from all over the country to fill in, although some nurses on strike said that those employees are unable to give the same level of care.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Gemma Pearson, a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine (Equine) and a lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Scotland, who was not involved in the study, praised the research.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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Hughes is a partner with the law firm Epstein Becker Green and a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School.—
Richard Hughes IV,
STAT,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Tesla, SpaceX, and X app (formerly known as Twitter) boss just put doctors and surgeons on a three-year deadline before robots can not only do their jobs but also outnumber them in practices and hospitals.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Just like Frankenstein, I’ve been pieced together by an unlicensed European surgeon.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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One of the men, like Baldwin, had been a boy preacher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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But some believe a traveling, apocalyptic preacher convinced her that killing Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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