interned 1 of 2

adjective

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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interned

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verb

past tense of intern
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
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Meanwhile, more than 2,000 Jews from Radun and neighboring villages were interned in a ghetto; most were killed by the Germans and local police. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 Thai has interned at The Boston Globe, the Des Moines Register and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and her reporting has been published in dozens of newspapers across the country. — Talia Buford, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026 The location is where more than 13,000 Japanese Americans were interned during World War II. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026 Giovanna Flores had Cianciolo as a teacher her sophomore year, interned for the designer, and then assisted her postgrad. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 The Pigalle debuted in 2004 and is named for Paris’ Pigalle district, where founder Christian Louboutin interned as a teenager at Folies Bergère. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Whiting also interned with the campaign of a Parliament candidate while studying abroad in London. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 Johnson hired a young Ossoff as a staffer on the recommendation of the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon Ossoff interned for and considered a mentor. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
  1. imprisoned
  2. jailed
  3. arrested
  4. incarcerated
  5. captive
Adjective
  • The favorite to win Brazil’s election has promised to free his imprisoned father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, grant amnesty to supporters and impeach Supreme Court justices.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The company is required by its contract and state policy to provide mental health treatment, education and other services to imprisoned youth.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
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  • Some prominent figures have been detained Officials jailed so far include Vucic’s chief of criminal police, Marko Kricak, and another senior police official, both suspected of abuse of office in connection with a high-profile murder investigation.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Officials jailed so far include Vucic’s chief of criminal police, Marko Kricak, and another senior police official, both suspected of abuse of office in connection with a high-profile murder investigation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of jailed
Adjective
  • In the case of the arrested teenager, who was detained in early August, agents pulled him and another man out of a truck in the 7-Eleven parking lot.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Horsch was incarcerated in the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Mendoza has been incarcerated at the facility since March 2017.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarcerated
Adjective
  • When Arambula arrived home to them holding his wife and young children captive, a fight ensued, and Arambula was fatally shot.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But the virus has continued to spread in other wild and captive mammals.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of captive

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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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