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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Over the course of roughly a decade, Santos rose through the production ranks, from grip intern to camera operator to executive producer of music videos for the likes of Mike Posner and Shaboozey. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 The rising senior at UCLA had been in Seattle working as a marketing intern for Amazon Web Services. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 When an agent is treated like an intern, the human provides context, inspects the work closely, corrects mistakes, and gradually expands its responsibilities. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Meetings can feel slow, hierarchies are less visible and the CEO might get coffee for the intern. — Jessica Hill Holm, Forbes.com, 4 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

Noun

Protect your eyes with blue light glasses, readers and sunglasses from Peepers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Law enforcement agencies have recently been auditing their license plate reader systems, which investigators can search to locate vehicles surveilled by one of the many cameras posted along Georgia’s roadways.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of reader

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Gilman was one of at least 10 Americans known to be imprisoned in Russia.

— Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
This is probably part of why, in 2024, the New York State Department of Corrections placed prisons on lockdown and let the guards watch the eclipse, but would not let tens of thousands of the imprisoned see it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of imprison

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Mitchell Berman, an emergency room nurse, is widely considered the front-runner in a three-way Democratic primary in the 1st District.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Alden doesn’t call in about Catherine’s picture, but Yuti, his day nurse, sees the picture as well and informs the FBI of the address.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurse

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Michael Palladino, a lecturer in fashion at City University of New York Kingsborough, argued that companies need to modernize outdated ideas about what professional dress should look like.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Gayil Talshir, political science lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said Smotrich’s position represents a calculated decision to avoid a firm stance against the exemption that would have forced him to quit the coalition.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lecturer

Noun

Overpayments can happen if patients don't require the services originally estimated or when insurers pay other bills first, such as the anesthesiology cost or a surgeon's fees.

— Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
This week in 1865, Joseph Lister became the first surgeon to perform an antiseptic operation with liberal use of carbolic acid (phenol) as a disinfectant.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

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