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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as in resident
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as in reader
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Recent Examples of intern
Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Shipkey, a former intern who was promoted to district director in 2023, had his quarterly pay raised from $14,000 in 2023 to $19,000 in early 2024, records show.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Unlike Season 9, when Kerry Bishé’s intern took over the voiceover and Braff was relegated to guest star appearances, interns aren’t the focus anymore.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Young is reportedly a former intern for Morgan and worked in Morgan’s literal townhouse.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Wall Street Journal McKinsey and Bain have moved up summer intern recruiting to compete with top investment banks.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Shipkey, a former intern who was promoted to district director in 2023, had his quarterly pay raised from $14,000 in 2023 to $19,000 in early 2024, records show.
—Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Unlike Season 9, when Kerry Bishé’s intern took over the voiceover and Braff was relegated to guest star appearances, interns aren’t the focus anymore.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Young is reportedly a former intern for Morgan and worked in Morgan’s literal townhouse.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
Verb
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Other travelers have been burned, gored or even jailed after breaking park safety rules.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Valizadeh is among at least 15 reporters currently jailed in Iran, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Local opposition grows Organizers say opposition to the detention center has grown across Walton County, with residents urging state and federal leaders to reconsider the proposal.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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All of those traits will be called upon if the Rancho Palos Verdes resident is to make another deep run at the BNP Paribas Open, the place that feels like home and where his biggest breakthrough came in 2022.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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At a time when thousands of local newspapers across the nation have folded in the face of plummeting web traffic, advertising losses and shifting reader habits, the rebirth of a community news outlet is rare.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Women were punished differently — whipped, branded, sold, imprisoned, or quietly executed.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Americans imprisoned on dubious charges Among the other Americans whose plight has become public is Afarin Mohajer, a California resident originally from Iran.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Less than three weeks later, Alex Pretti, a nurse, was on the south side of Minneapolis filming agents with his cellphone.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill exempts the unions that represent police officers, firefighters and corrections officers, whose leaders typically support Republicans, but also applies to unions that represent nurses and utility workers.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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The rest of the Democratic hopefuls include Collins, Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, engineer Felix Tello and UIC adjunct lecturer David Ehrlich.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Peter Woit, a senior lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Columbia University, didn't attend the 2006 conference.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The best surgeon’s judgment scales to rural hospitals that have no access today.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cosme did four months of physical therapy that were unsuccessful before surgeons performed a periacetabular osteotomy on her right hip, breaking her pelvis in four places and inserting four screws.—
Krystle Rich,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Like any good country preacher, Jackson could move people to tears and move them to act.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Young African Methodist Episcopal preacher Theophilus Gould Steward traveled South from New Jersey to minister during the conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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