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

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as in resident

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Kat Ramkumar is an audience engagement intern with The Connecticut Mirror. — Kat Ramkumar, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Christine Kao is a photography intern at The Washington Post. — Christine Kao, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2026 Naveen Paddock plays Jackie’s uncle’s charming new intern, and Chad Rook plays a drag racer. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 By this September, the company plans to have a virtual intern. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intern

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His brother, Jianquan Bo, is now jailed on murder and kidnapping charges and has pleaded not guilty.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Wednesday marked three years since Pakistan’s most popular politician, Imran Khan, was jailed on various charges after his relations with the military publicly broke down.

— Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

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The decision comes a year after a controversy in Greers Ferry over a license plate reader camera that two residents said violated their privacy.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
Arulampalam, who knew nothing of the campaign, received complaints from residents Monday and on Tuesday the citation was given with orders to clean up.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of resident

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Privacy-preserving techniques such as differential privacy, federated learning, and on-device modeling let a publisher predict reader behavior without ever assembling an identifiable profile in a central warehouse.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
But Andersen keeps introducing threats, both external and internal, and the reader can’t help but worry.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of reader

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The son of a nurse and school caretaker, the values instilled in him by his parents and older brother were crucial to building a strong work ethic.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Worthwhile brands take pride in third-party testing, as well as first milking collection, which ensures the colostrum was collected within 24 hours after the calf nurses.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurse

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Efrat Tolkowsky, a Reichman University lecturer and former member of the Tel Aviv City Council representing Meretz, a left-wing party that for years ran on a pro-peace platform, exemplifies that shift.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
From Pakistan’s perspective, the agreement offers both military and political advantages, Raza Rumi, distinguished lecturer at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at CUNY, told Fox News Digital.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of lecturer

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An ad by mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza claims that homicides are down in Chicago due to the work of trauma surgeons.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Preservé can currently only be paired with Ergonomix implants and acts as a specialized and proprietary medical instrument that allows a surgeon to perform a less invasive technique and preserve native breast tissue.

— Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of surgeon

Noun

In the book, a man known only as the Shepherd, a one-handed, somewhat insane preacher, starts turning the masses of King’s Landing against the Targaryens — and their dragons.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The Burkes were also very religious, with Dawud occasionally serving as a Pentecostal preacher.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

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