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
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
Following the German occupation of France at the height of his career, Felsen tried to escape to Switzerland; however, he was caught, arrested and interned in Drancy concentration camp.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Church first interned at the company during college and, after graduating from Berkeley in 2024, returned to Range full-time, working as an Associate for Founding Partner Rich Cook before his promotion to coordinator.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Salvi also interned for the Illinois General Assembly Republican in-house counsel in 2019.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Before his project, Saenz interned with the Camp Catanese Foundation, which is a college-preparation program that provides support to underserved and first-generation students.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 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
Verb
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
Following the German occupation of France at the height of his career, Felsen tried to escape to Switzerland; however, he was caught, arrested and interned in Drancy concentration camp.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Church first interned at the company during college and, after graduating from Berkeley in 2024, returned to Range full-time, working as an Associate for Founding Partner Rich Cook before his promotion to coordinator.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Salvi also interned for the Illinois General Assembly Republican in-house counsel in 2019.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Before his project, Saenz interned with the Camp Catanese Foundation, which is a college-preparation program that provides support to underserved and first-generation students.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
Adjective
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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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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Since the 2021 army takeover, nearly 8,000 civilians have been killed and some 22,208 political detainees remain jailed, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Confronted by the local cops, Strahler admitted to creating and sending the images, then was arrested and jailed.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Men in that age range who are on full-time military active duty don’t have to register, and neither do those who are continuously hospitalized or incarcerated during that time.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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Those who are hospitalized or incarcerated continuously on or before their 18th birthday through age 25 are also exempt.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As the castle’s internal order collapses under the weight of a string of baffling crimes, Araki strikes a fragile alliance with Kuroda Kanbei – a razor-minded captive languishing in his own dungeon – in a race to root out a traitor before Oda’s army closes in.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Johnson will play Edith Blais and Colucci is Luca Tacchetto, two travel companions who were kidnapped and held captive by a terrorist group in Mali for 465 days, before a near-suicidal escape.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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