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
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
Connease Warren, an Indiana native who interned at the Free Press in 2008, is vacationing in Ocho Rios on the northern central coast.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Like LaSota, a computer engineer from Fairbanks, Alaska, several Zizians worked or interned at technology behemoths, such as Google, Oracle, and NASA.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
There were roughly 60,000 people in immigration detention nationwide in both August and September – more than at any time since the United States government interned some 120,000 people, the majority of Japanese citizenship or ancestry, during World War II.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
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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
Connease Warren, an Indiana native who interned at the Free Press in 2008, is vacationing in Ocho Rios on the northern central coast.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Like LaSota, a computer engineer from Fairbanks, Alaska, several Zizians worked or interned at technology behemoths, such as Google, Oracle, and NASA.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
There were roughly 60,000 people in immigration detention nationwide in both August and September – more than at any time since the United States government interned some 120,000 people, the majority of Japanese citizenship or ancestry, during World War II.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
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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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At that time, no one believed a dingo would take an infant and, despite her claims of innocence, the baby’s mother Lindy Chamberlain was jailed for murder.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Then two more children disappear while riding the carousel, and Maisie is jailed.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Instead of being incarcerated after my last arrest, I was granted diversion.—
Claudia Gonzalez,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The book is an ode to all the innocent people fighting to clear their names while incarcerated.—
Yosha Gunasekera,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The bill would task the state’s attorney general with establishing the guidelines to determine unreasonably excessive prices for captive consumers, such as at airports, hospitals, sporting events, large festivals or in correctional facilities.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Canada's last captive whales have received a reprieve from death after the government conditionally approved a plan Monday to export them to the United States.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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