as in internship
a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career
prior to graduation from the culinary school he had served an externship as a sous chef at a high-end restaurant
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Recent Examples of externship
High school students will have access to a catalog of internships, externships and volunteer opportunities statewide.
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Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
My externship was at the Grand Traverse Resort.
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Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
And while universities form curriculum review committees, pilot externships, and experiment with microcredentials, Google is quietly building a national talent pipeline—fast, focused, and at scale.
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Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
The Impact Fellowships program supports doctoral students doing summer externships with public-interest companies working in criminal justice reform, climate change, public health, and similar arenas.
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IEEE Spectrum,
24 Mar. 2022
See All Example Sentences for externship
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
My externship was at the Grand Traverse Resort.
—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
And while universities form curriculum review committees, pilot externships, and experiment with microcredentials, Google is quietly building a national talent pipeline—fast, focused, and at scale.
—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
The Impact Fellowships program supports doctoral students doing summer externships with public-interest companies working in criminal justice reform, climate change, public health, and similar arenas.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Mar. 2022
See All Example Sentences for externship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externship
Noun
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Doctoral students, who will be co-advised by academic and industry supervisors, will also spend a year in industry internships in their fourth year.
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Students could earn a high school diploma and a cost-free associate degree while gaining mentoring, workplace exposure and paid internship opportunities.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $90M effort to train 15,000 high school students in the building trades with a goal of advancing 2,000 into apprenticeships.
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Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
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“Externship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externship. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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