INTERNE Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

intern 1 of 2

verb

ˈin-ˌtərn

Definition of intern

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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intern

2 of 2

noun

variants also interne

as in resident

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Recent Examples of intern

Noun

Also celebrating an anniversary is Guillaume Meyzenq, who’s been at the company for 30 years and began as an intern. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Well, that’s a nod to a Southampton intern being spotted filming a Middlesbrough training session from behind a tree — the incident which sparked an investigation that revealed Southampton’s misbehavior. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Phelps started out as Garelick’s assistant back in 2014, and Hall began as a creative intern back in 2022. — Matt Minton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 This summer, photo intern Kaiden Yu trekked to the state's waters to spend time with volunteer water quality monitors. — Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intern

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Verb

Hundreds of journalists fled as government officials jailed colleagues, shuttered dozens of news outlets and passed laws barring reporters from publishing information not authorized by the government.

— Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The Belarusian opposition has welcomed Coale's efforts as an important humanitarian mission, but emphasized that Lukashenko's government has jailed more political prisoners.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

Gianmarco does live up to his Simon Cowell role as the panel’s resident skeptic, though Kumail is also an exacting judge, repeatedly grilling or scoffing at the players and even fact-checking them.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The decision ends a three-year legal battle that pitted the couple against a group of residents from the nearby village of Kintbury, who believed the long driveway should remain accessible to hikers.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of resident

Verb

Danbi steals money from the church and ends up imprisoned, separated from her daughter (whom righteous John takes in), and responsible for her partner’s suicide.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro’s main target is the judiciary that prosecuted and ultimately imprisoned his father.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprison

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But for the registered nurse, who dons a Hello Kitty badge reel at work, nostalgia was part of the card’s appeal.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Aesthetic nurse specialist Roxette Romanes of SkinSpirit’s Roslyn Heights location said ZO’s economics are broadly similar to those of other professional skincare brands the clinic carries.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of nurse

Noun

Working to fight back the tears The calls, text and social media messages have come nonstop since about an hour after the accident, said Chapman University lecturer Peter Weitzner, who served as an advisor and teacher to Moreno in several classes.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a distinguished lecturer with the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of lecturer

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Proceeds benefit Head and Neck Cancer Australia, the organization that supported Farnham through treatment following his 2022 oral cancer diagnosis, which required a 12-hour surgery involving 26 surgeons.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026
Paul Krawitz is a sixty-seven-year-old retired ophthalmic surgeon in Cold Spring Harbor, on Long Island.

— David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of surgeon

Noun

With bow and arrow in hand, Anghba finds his hunt for a wild boar across a riverbank interrupted by a raft floating downstream, as former tribespeople surround a jovial American preacher (Douglas Henshall), much to the chieftain’s chagrin.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Among the line-up are several Black Americans, one of whom is Oscar Rankin, a Black prizefighter and preacher, well known in the Black community.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026