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
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as in resident
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as in reader
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Recent Examples of intern
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Roy Luo Roy Luo is an intern on NBC News's Asia Desk.
—Roy Luo, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Shafer first joined Variety in March 2020 as an editorial intern in the Los Angeles office.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Alexandra Byrne Alexandra Byrne is an intern with the NBC News Business and Economy Unit.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Garcia was also an intern for Rep. Adriano Espaillat, another staunch Adams supporter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Roy Luo Roy Luo is an intern on NBC News's Asia Desk.
—Roy Luo, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Shafer first joined Variety in March 2020 as an editorial intern in the Los Angeles office.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Alexandra Byrne Alexandra Byrne is an intern with the NBC News Business and Economy Unit.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intern
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Some of Trump’s loudest supporters seemed unsurprised that some of those swept up in deportations and jailed in El Salvador had no criminal record.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The residents raised funds for the move and to convert the station into a history museum.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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The outrage felt by Connecticut residents, amid a brutally hot last summer, grew late last year to a point that a petition was delivered to Gov. Ned Lamont with 68,000 signatures calling for a break on rising electric bills.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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The publication then asked readers to vote for their top picks.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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This is among the more expansive foreign policy debates into which readers have had visibility since the administration began.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But families of three men who appear to have been deported and imprisoned in El Salvador told the Miami Herald that their relatives have no gang affiliation – and two said their relatives had never been charged with a crime in the U.S. or elsewhere.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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A day later, the WFP announced one of its staffers died while imprisoned by the Houthis.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Studies have shown that focused education for new parents in maternity wards by nurses is effective.—
Lori Frasier,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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The death of a patient receiving in-home health care led his family to discover the nurse was a fraud, with an entirely forged work history, according to investigators in Florida.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Just as a surgeon uses a scalpel to cut out a tumor, a similar approach is needed for federal, state and local governments.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To the congregation, Rose had been much more than a charismatic preacher.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Blige also connected jazz (scat singing, riffing on a phrase, improvising wordless lines), gospel (testifying akin to a preacher delivering a sermon) and hip hop traditions.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Enter a vast industry of reimbursement specialists who use tech, expertise, and grit to claw back what’s owed.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The art is all museum-quality, vetted by curator specialists, and fresh to the market.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intern. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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