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
Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
In fact, many of the technical experts working on eVTOL in the Bay Area either previously worked at or interned in the NASA or Army rotorcraft R&D groups at Moffett Field.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
At just 19, Baker interned at 610 Magnolia in Old Louisville under celebrity chef Edward Lee and worked her way up to sous chef.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
At first, Herman Allen was sent to be interned in the northern part of the country.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
From January 2015 until August 2016, Cawthorn interned for Meadows.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
In fact, many of the technical experts working on eVTOL in the Bay Area either previously worked at or interned in the NASA or Army rotorcraft R&D groups at Moffett Field.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
At just 19, Baker interned at 610 Magnolia in Old Louisville under celebrity chef Edward Lee and worked her way up to sous chef.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
At first, Herman Allen was sent to be interned in the northern part of the country.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
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Moore previously served as the defense attorney for Louise and David Turpin, the California couple who abused and imprisoned their 13 children and dependent adults in a 'house of horrors' for years.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hong Kong — The judges in the trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai on Thursday retired to consider their verdict on three national security charges that could see the 77-year-old pro-democracy firebrand jailed for life.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Suffice it to say, the simple act of burning the flag was not what he would get arrested and jailed for.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Residues of the Barbary lion gene pool might still be found in captive environments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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So many good kids end up incarcerated as adults because no one shows them right from wrong, Miller told the Courier Journal.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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More than 76% of those incarcerated in the state's prison system have a mental health or serious mental health illness, according to the DOC.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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