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
Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The New York Times recently flagged an account on X falsely claiming to be an intern for the news organization.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
Janai Norman Spent 15 Years at ABC Norman worked at ABC for 15 years, beginning her tenure on the network as an intern.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
When a movie is scrapped in the development stage — as countless have been — it’s usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The San Francisco Chronicle published the account of a woman, who remains anonymous, who says she was hired at the age of 21 to work as an intern in Swalwell's district office.
—Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The New York Times recently flagged an account on X falsely claiming to be an intern for the news organization.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
Janai Norman Spent 15 Years at ABC Norman worked at ABC for 15 years, beginning her tenure on the network as an intern.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
When a movie is scrapped in the development stage — as countless have been — it’s usually memorialized by an intern sending a script through the shredder.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
Verb
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Lil Tjay was briefly jailed on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray before he was released on $500 bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Nick Reiner, 32, who remains jailed without bail, has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charges against him.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Greenhaven had racked up years of health violations, including from letting untrained workers administer medications, lacking enough employees to care for people with dementia, and neglecting a resident who smeared feces over his body, bed, floor, and bathroom, the notice said.—
Jordan Rau,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Heights resident did take more than a year off from a nursing program at Rasmussen University to get the migraines under control and was already dealing with a thyroid problem.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What’s paramount for me is that the readers will care about what happens next for the narrator.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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One event in London offered to put her book in front of nearly 800 readers.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those who answered no to the questions were, in most cases, imprisoned for the remainder of the war or beyond.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the vast public record that has emerged from the scandal has raised questions about Husted’s dealings with key players who have been indicted or imprisoned in the scheme, which revolved around legislative approval of a $1-billion bailout for the state’s two nuclear power plants.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An intake nurse at the jail would not allow her to be booked because of her condition, according to the lawsuit.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Kellogg's sister, who has EMT training, helped roll her onto her side as Graham rushed over with his best man, a nurse.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Steve Baron, a member of the county’s Child Abuse Prevention Council and former child welfare lecturer at Santa Clara University, cautioned against jumping to conclusions.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Audrey Hudson, twenty-four, is a gifted battlefield surgeon who feigns muteness to comfort Carter Reynolds, a combat soldier deafened by an explosion.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Charged with pulling out of Mary the hurt inside, Coel exquisitely performs the task with the precision of an elite surgeon.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dollison was a regular contributor to the Church of Christ publication The Living Message, which credited him as being a major inspiration for many influential Arkansas Church of Christ preachers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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The performances had the energy and verve of a Pentecostal revival, with James playing the role of charismatic preacher.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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