as in apprenticeship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
seeking a summer internship at a local television station
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Recent Examples of internship
After moving to Louisville to study at Sullivan University, Williams clocked about 230 hours of free labor at Jack Fry’s during an internship.
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Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
Despite the challenges, career experts say students should lean into internships, networking opportunities and campus career fairs, where face-to-face connections can still make a difference.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The balance of his education came from internships.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds to help finance Register internships.
—Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Black physicians and nurses were barred from internships, residencies and professional advancement.
—Anita Moncrease, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
That internship turned into a seven-year gig.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
As DaVià’s summer internship work on LEP experiments progressed, her professional focus shifted.
—Liz Wegerer, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2026
Roy filmed himself using it during an interview for an internship with Amazon.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
Despite the challenges, career experts say students should lean into internships, networking opportunities and campus career fairs, where face-to-face connections can still make a difference.
—Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The balance of his education came from internships.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds to help finance Register internships.
—Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Black physicians and nurses were barred from internships, residencies and professional advancement.
—Anita Moncrease, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
That internship turned into a seven-year gig.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
As DaVià’s summer internship work on LEP experiments progressed, her professional focus shifted.
—Liz Wegerer, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2026
Roy filmed himself using it during an interview for an internship with Amazon.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for internship
apprenticeship
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McKinsey was, at the time, the default apprenticeship for Rhodes Scholars who wished to learn the ways of the private sector.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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This latest initiative will scale City Colleges’ training capacity, increase access to clinical rotations with apprenticeships, and coordinate hiring with health care employers to ensure graduates’ first jobs.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Internship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internship. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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