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verb

ˈin-ˌtərn How to pronounce intern (audio)
Definition of internnext
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
1
as in resident

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as in reader

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Recent Examples of intern
Noun
Some days working with AI can feel like arguing with an overly confident intern. — Adrian Gostick, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The next year, after Ng was announced, 30 women were among intern applicants. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Grace Thomas Grace Thomas is an intern in the NBC News Business and Economy Unit. — Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026 As part of our ongoing conversations with employers, one supervisor described an intern who completed several complex projects ahead of schedule while adapting quickly to a new corporate environment. — Cuneyt Gozu, The Conversation, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for intern
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
  1. jail
  2. resident
  3. reader
  4. imprison
  5. nurse
  6. lecturer
  7. surgeon
  8. preacher
Verb
  • Anyone possessing marijuana for personal use can be jailed for a month, while distribution and sales are punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment depending on the amount seized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The judge is accused of improperly threatening to jail the DA and two other county prosecutors.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of jail
Noun
  • At 80, Smyrna resident Kay Braswell is still lacing up her hiking boots and setting out on adventures around the world.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have arrested and charged a Spokane resident with first-degree arson in one of the fires.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Within 15 minutes, the city’s license plate readers led officers to the vehicle and the suspect, who has since been revealed to be Saleem Martin.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Riccio points out oftentimes the license plates to legal vehicles are removed or blocked, which keeps them from being traced on license plate readers.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reader
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  • Baker and Obeidat penned a BBC News investigation on the website last year that confirmed he was imprisoned by the Assad regime.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Her earliest memories are of an underground bunker, patrolled by male guards with whips, where she was imprisoned with thirty-nine older women.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of imprison
Noun
  • Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers don’t dispute that the former labor and delivery nurse killed the children.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • So there are doctors, there are nurses, there are health-care workers that are donning hazmat suits basically, and are in 80 percent humidity in the summer heat.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurse
Noun
  • Hosted by Harvard Business School senior lecturer Reza Satchu, the show features intimate conversations with some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, including Reese Witherspoon, Kevin O’Leary, Galen Weston, and more.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 July 2026
  • Urania Chiu, a lecturer in law at Oxford Brookes University in England, said clear comparisons between Hong Kong and Macao are difficult because Au is the first person arrested under the casino city's security law.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of lecturer
Noun
  • Malone said surgeons removed approximately 96% of the cancer during the operation.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Research has consistently demonstrated that women physicians and surgeons experience higher levels of work-home conflict​ than their male colleagues, despite carrying the same professional responsibilities.
    — Alexandra Kharazi, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of surgeon
Noun
  • John Lewis Dyer, an itinerant Methodist preacher, arrived with the earliest prospectors in 1862.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of preacher

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