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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The case involved allegations by a former legislative aide and a former intern for Basabe, a Miami Beach Republican. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Delia Sara Rangel Delia Rangel is a platforms intern based in Los Angeles. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 July 2026 An intern at the company began receiving messages impersonating Ghosemajumder in his first week—the result of criminals scraping LinkedIn to map a new hire’s reporting chain and identify exactly whom to imitate. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Puente intern Mariana Chavez and editor Ricardo Sandoval contributed to this report. — Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for intern

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Critics say the 12-year rule of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has marked a crackdown on civil society and jailing of political opponents.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Otero Alcántara has been the highest profile dissident jailed in Cuba since the July 11, 2021, protests over Cuba’s lack of freedoms and worsening economy.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of jail

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The dueling arguments are most visible in the Kansas City metro, where residents straddle two states seeking to either overhaul how judges are selected or weaken citizens’ power at the ballot box.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
That brings little relief to the residents because Northwood Ravin has multiple other developments planned in the area.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of resident

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Based on the book by Elin Hilderbrand, an author whose beach-read oeuvre dominates airport bookstores, the series drops readers immediately into the midst of an ongoing family tragedy.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
At the same time, most readers live in an era of unprecedented access to books.

— Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026

Definition of reader

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But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Many prominent opposition leaders have been imprisoned, forced into exile or stripped of their Nicaraguan citizenship, while opposition parties and independent civic organizations have lost their legal status.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of imprison

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For Dr Txuss Martin, an affiliated lecturer in linguistics at the University of Cambridge, this construction is crucial in deconstructing the linguistic concept of suffering.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Joe Kaufman, a counter-terrorism researcher, writer and lecturer, has been an unsuccessful Republican primary or general election candidate in different congressional districts in 2024, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2012.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of lecturer

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Videos posted on social media show street preachers speaking with multiple police officers outside the event.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
During a rare weekend at home, Godwin wrote the song — an allusion to his grandfather, Charles Godwin, a Methodist preacher — after putting the kids to bed one night.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

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