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
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
Since 2023, more than 266 students have interned with the department.
—Joy Lepola-Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 14 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
Among them are the New Yorker writer Emily Hahn, who was living in Hong Kong under Japanese occupation, and Donald Hasuike, a fourteen-year-old Japanese American who was interned at a camp in Colorado with family before being shipped to Japan against his will.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
University records show Hunt interned on Capitol Hill for a Democratic senator while Porter was in the House.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
After graduating from the University of Oregon in 2016, Joseph interned at The News before working for The Ames Tribune and KOIN-TV in Portland.
—Staff Writter, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
Since 2023, more than 266 students have interned with the department.
—Joy Lepola-Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 14 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
Among them are the New Yorker writer Emily Hahn, who was living in Hong Kong under Japanese occupation, and Donald Hasuike, a fourteen-year-old Japanese American who was interned at a camp in Colorado with family before being shipped to Japan against his will.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
University records show Hunt interned on Capitol Hill for a Democratic senator while Porter was in the House.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
After graduating from the University of Oregon in 2016, Joseph interned at The News before working for The Ames Tribune and KOIN-TV in Portland.
—Staff Writter, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
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Throughout the series, Creasy is operating under the intel that the FRP, an extremist organization in Brazil, and its imprisoned leader, Ferraz, are behind the bombing of the high-rise.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Jail records show that Henjum remains jailed at the Paul Rein Detention Facility as of Friday on 10 charges related to possession of child pornography.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Kepner’s parents have voiced their outrage that Hudson is not jailed pending his trial.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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In court filings, incarcerated people and outside experts described administrative segregation units as psychologically damaging environments that can worsen symptoms and increase suicide risk.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Men from Hawaii and Montana are also incarcerated at the nearly 2,000-person facility.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Names like Sednaya, and those of other sites run by the military and air force intelligence directorates, marked the boundaries of terror within which an entire society was held captive.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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The long shadow of the occupation Twenty-three years after George Bush and Tony Blair resolved that Iraqis were to be emancipated, the country remains captive to a masquerade of power.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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