as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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also interne
1
as in resident
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as in reader
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Recent Examples of intern
Dria James, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The 90-minute documentary aired on Peacock last month, and featured interviews with with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and intern of Diddy’s, as well as Dawn Richard’s attorney Lisa Bloom and the R&B artist Al B. Sure!
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
Averages include interns and other temporary workers.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
When he was first hired as an intern for the New Jersey Nets in 1996, Bobby Marks was tasked with ferrying new head coach John Calipari around the team’s home base of East Rutherford.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As an intern, I was involved in diversity recruiting efforts on college campuses.
—Dria James, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The 90-minute documentary aired on Peacock last month, and featured interviews with with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and intern of Diddy’s, as well as Dawn Richard’s attorney Lisa Bloom and the R&B artist Al B. Sure!
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
Averages include interns and other temporary workers.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
When he was first hired as an intern for the New Jersey Nets in 1996, Bobby Marks was tasked with ferrying new head coach John Calipari around the team’s home base of East Rutherford.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
Verb
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His reign didn’t last long — he was jailed by Mexican authorities in February 2019.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Being jailed over an email suggests perhaps that there was a restraining order in place already.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Beaverton resident Abbas Shafii bought the jackpot-winning ticket on Jan. 17 at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton, about 8 miles west of Portland, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Despite the cancellation, Herbison remained optimistic about future possibilities for the residents of Ramsay Street.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The readers of your blog posts won’t make the trip.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Of the deals proposed by our readers, the Quinn one is more appealing to me.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Arrested by the new regime, the captain was imprisoned for seven months and suffered regular and severe torture, including the amputation of a testicle.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, Isaiah is framed for an attack on the president, and a throng of police officers chase him across White House grounds and eventually imprison him.—
Maya Phillips,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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At Palmetto General, doctors and nurses who grappled with supply issues, delayed paychecks and service cuts under Steward, say things are not improving under HSA.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Paying tribute to an underappreciated profession, Late Shift offers a portrait of workaday courage, not least when Floria mouths off to a surgeon on behalf of a patient who feels abandoned.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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The new trial included 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, meaning a surgeon can remove the tumors.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Each celebrates a matriarch who was present at the Sunday dinners of Hall’s childhood, including her maternal grandmother, Celestine, to a close family friend, Miss Sally, to the preacher’s wife, Mrs. Brooks.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s also Anthony Perkins as a madman in a preacher’s robe who is obsessed with China Blue.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some require doctors to get approval in advance before providing the treatment or impose restrictions on who’s eligible that go beyond what’s on the drug’s label, such as requiring an SMA specialist to prescribe it.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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In many low- and middle-income counties, there are major shortages of doctors and nurses, not to mention specialists such as neurologists or surgeons.—
Jess Craig,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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