INTERNE Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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noun

variants also interne

as in resident

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See what parents had to say and the district’s response by our intern Julianna Mejia. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The employer gains an intern who knows their company, industry and city and who is more likely to enroll in a nearby college and return to the local workforce. — Byron V. Garrett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Band, who began his tenure with Clinton as an intern in the mid-1990s, was questioned for four hours by the panel as part of its ongoing probe of the government's handling of the investigations into Epstein. — John Parkinson, ABC News, 30 June 2026 Heft, who first joined KCRA as an intern in June 2018 and returned in June 2021, said the move brings her within about a two-hour drive of family. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for intern

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In connection with both sweeps, she was arrested and briefly jailed for storing personal property in public.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
This often means that those who are not persuaded by its teachings can be fined, jailed, even killed.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of jail

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Jackson said that made his relationship to his country more complicated, especially after he was convicted on drug and weapons charges as a 21-year-old and imprisoned for over a year.

— Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
She was imprisoned multiple times between 2018 and 2020 during the investigation, spending nearly a year and a half in jail.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of imprison

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Expert witness Doctors, nurses, medical technicians, public safety experts and engineers can earn hundreds of dollars per hour serving as expert witnesses and as case evaluators in legal disputes.

— Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
If the court does release the documents, Chism’s defense asks that the affidavit be redacted by removing the victim of the incident’s name, as well as the name of a nurse who responded to the incident, according to court documents.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of nurse

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Next up is level three autonomy, where robots can analyze imaging, generate procedural plans, adapt movement trajectories, and dynamically respond to human tissue movement during surgeries—all actions requiring mandatory surgeon approval.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
The surgery was performed on April 13, 2016, with Aldoori and Alqaisi serving as the surgeon and anesthesiologist, respectively.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of surgeon

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The dynamic duo of Jonda Valentine, an artist and daughter of a Pentecostal preacher, and her longtime friend Christa Suppan, who started as a bartender when Lipstick first opened, share co-ownership of the two bars.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
The street preacher asks if someone could be cited if a transgender person is offended if they are misgendered by another person.

— Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

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