as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
the soldiers daringly rescued their interned comrades without the loss of a single life
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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Recent Examples of interned
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations.
—Theresa Bourke, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government.
—Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026
Estrada interned at EdSource and focused on film criticism at MXDWN, online entertainment magazine.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Griffith previously interned at WGHP in High Point in the fall and interned with the Triad Business Journal in the spring, gaining experience in broadcast as well as print journalism.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations.
—Theresa Bourke, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government.
—Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026
Estrada interned at EdSource and focused on film criticism at MXDWN, online entertainment magazine.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Griffith previously interned at WGHP in High Point in the fall and interned with the Triad Business Journal in the spring, gaining experience in broadcast as well as print journalism.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
Adjective
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Fujimori, the daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, beat 33 other candidates in the initial vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Fujimori, daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, were on the runoff’s ballot after beating 33 other candidates in the vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Catis was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute nitazenes.—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
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In December 2020, prosecutors in Caddo Parish, in northwest Louisiana, dropped rape and kidnapping charges that had kept him jailed for 18 months, which stemmed from a 2016 accusation.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Combs’ four-year, two-month sentence came as a second shock to a captive courtroom audience after the split verdict was read following his sensational eight-week trial.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Not only was the audience captive, it was also intrigued as Yarborough and Donnie Allison battled for the lead entering the third turn for the final time.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Bailee was born when Jelly Roll was 23 and incarcerated for drug dealing.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Others incarcerated at Aliceville were facing life-threatening health conditions, and made to navigate the same dead-end bureaucracy.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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