INTERN Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈin-ˌtərn

Definition of intern

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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intern

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noun

variants also interne

as in resident

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Recent Examples of intern

Noun

LeChien started working on the Z Machine as an intern in 2001. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Auston Schmierer is another intern in the program and was diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes at age 7. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Josephine Murphy Josephine Murphy is an NBC News platforms intern based in Los Angeles. — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 Milo Tucker-Meyer plays the agency’s intern in a story written and directed by Jeffrey Scotti Schroeder, with Brianna Sedor also writing. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intern

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Taylor, who reportedly bought his aristocratic title on the internet, was jailed for three years for selling a fake painting by the British artist Lowry through auction house Bonhams.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Other Americans, including some with serious illnesses, remain jailed in Russia.

— Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

In the port city of Mokha, residents said rockets hit several buildings, including a hospital.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Matthew Unglesbee, a 36-year-old resident of Quincy in southwestern Illinois, was charged with violations related to false information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores concerns about the imposition of religious laws, particularly focusing on the fear of Sharia law and Christian nationalism in the United States.

— Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reader

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Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Monday that 2,513 people had been taken into custody amid the recent protests, with 67 people imprisoned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Otero Alcántara, who was released into exile three months ago after five years in prison, said he had been arrested several times before he was imprisoned in 2021.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprison

Noun

Staff and faculty question whether expansion serves low-income communities, while nurses describe severe emergency-room crowding.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
That led to Jackson Healthcare, a behemoth company that provides contract nurses and other workers to hospitals and health systems, including public entities that have helped fuel Jackson’s fortunes with taxpayer money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of nurse

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Later that month, Achilles, a university lecturer, cut a campaign ad in the spirit of a tongue-in-cheek corporate training video on how to avoid starting a foreign war.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Academic titleholders at Cornell -- including professors, senior lecturers, librarians, archivists and others -- are eligible to be senators, who serve three-year terms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of lecturer

Noun

The filmmakers delight in showing the gruesomeness of Matt’s nearly unrecognizable face as it’s being operated upon by ultimately unsuccessful cosmetic surgeons.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
In addition to surgeons and nurses, our team includes swallowing therapists, a physical therapist, a dental care team and a dietitian to help address issues with swallowing, nutrition, dental health, physical function and mood.

— Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of surgeon

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The preacher was arrested in 2023 after police received a tip-off, and weeks later authorities began uncovering bodies in shallow graves in the Shakahola Forest near the coast in southeastern Kenya.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
In the background of a gut-wrenching new album from Teller Bank$, there’s a preacher who sees himself in the biblical parable of Noah’s ark.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026