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
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Baela is basically the best intern any boss could ever ask for.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
According to a LinkedIn profile, Wallace-Bey was an intern at ChristianaCare.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Collins is the subject of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations that Collins’ office paid a district office intern who had a relationship with Collins’ chief of staff but did not actually work in the office.
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Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Noun
My name’s not Sarah, but Valerie Manning, for whatever reason, said but there’s this other girl, and by Valerie Manning choosing to advocate Fannie Mae added a second intern.
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Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Baela is basically the best intern any boss could ever ask for.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
According to a LinkedIn profile, Wallace-Bey was an intern at ChristianaCare.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Collins is the subject of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee over allegations that Collins’ office paid a district office intern who had a relationship with Collins’ chief of staff but did not actually work in the office.
—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
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The suspect was jailed at Clark County Detention Center and awaiting extradition from Nevada to Utah, according to the outlet.
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Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are jailed in New York City while awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges.
Noun
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Vanoven urged residents to stay home as crews worked the active scene, warning that downed power lines and debris would be harder to see after dark.
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On Saturday, smoke drifted farther inland, with some residents reporting ash falling onto vehicles and property.
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German news magazine Der Spiegel asks its readers.
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Some readers suggested that Clark should never return, instead taking her ball and going overseas.
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He was imprisoned for organizing the assassination of Polish Interior Minister Bronisław Pieracki in 1934.
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Elyas said his father did not have high blood pressure before his detainment and developed the condition while imprisoned.
Noun
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Hours after the crash, some passengers sat on bleachers and others at tables across from one another, as police, nurses and paramedics moved about.
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Jordan McLeod is a former meteorology lecturer at the University of South Alabama and future doctoral student.
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Given that the early days of the conflict cost $1 billion per day, Linda Bilmes, a Harvard Kennedy School senior public policy lecturer and a federal budget expert, said spending is more likely to total the $200 billion in additional funds the Pentagon requested back in March.
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In a time when so many are disenchanted with medicine, Kimberly Lomis, a surgeon and vice president of medical education innovations at the American Medical Association, sees opportunity.
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Misty Eleryan is a dermatologist and Mohs surgeon in the Los Angeles area.
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The librarian, in turn, accused the preacher of book theft.
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Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers.
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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