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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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
Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
But during the summer between high school and her freshman year at the California Institute of Technology, Ma interned at Livermore, sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day in a fruitless search for new planets somewhere between Saturn and Uranus.
—Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Indeed, many of our interns eventually wind up on our staff – roughly one in five members of our staff interned here at some point.
—Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
During his studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, the young chef interned for the restaurant group Caesar's, which is home to several Food Network stars' dining institutions.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Khalil worked at the British embassy in Lebanon and interned for the United Nations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2005, McKee began medical school at Ohio State University and interned at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center starting in 2014, records show.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
By June 1945, some 400 POWs were interned at the camp.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Afterward, Driscoll attended Yale Law School, and briefly interned at the Senate Committee for Veterans Affairs, before joining Charlotte investment banking firm BlackArch Partners.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
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One of them was Jon Ossoff, a millennial who had once interned for Congressman John Lewis.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
But during the summer between high school and her freshman year at the California Institute of Technology, Ma interned at Livermore, sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day in a fruitless search for new planets somewhere between Saturn and Uranus.
—Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Indeed, many of our interns eventually wind up on our staff – roughly one in five members of our staff interned here at some point.
—Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
During his studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, the young chef interned for the restaurant group Caesar's, which is home to several Food Network stars' dining institutions.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Khalil worked at the British embassy in Lebanon and interned for the United Nations.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2005, McKee began medical school at Ohio State University and interned at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center starting in 2014, records show.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
By June 1945, some 400 POWs were interned at the camp.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Afterward, Driscoll attended Yale Law School, and briefly interned at the Senate Committee for Veterans Affairs, before joining Charlotte investment banking firm BlackArch Partners.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
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Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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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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Investigators said Edwin Wylie-Biggs, 44, who was already incarcerated at the jail, coordinated with people outside the facility to arrange the delivery of narcotics.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Meyer suggested that people facing decades in prison may be motivated to change for the better while incarcerated in order to earn a sentence reduction, and said the state could see longer-term savings in prison costs.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah, though significantly degraded by Israeli operations in 2024, had spent decades holding Lebanon captive as an armed state within a state.—
Andrew Ghalili,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Condors were brought back from the brink of extinction in the early 1980s through captive breeding programs.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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