1
as in inner
situated farther in
somehow grave robbers hadn't managed to locate and enter the internal chambers of the Egyptian tomb
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2
as in mental
of or relating to the mind
the never-ending internal monologue of the novel's main character
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Recent Examples of internal
Lanier pointed to internal documents from 2019 in which Meta executives debated whether to ban such filters.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The feature follows a Canadian-Hungarian family of six who, in the late 1990s, settle into their new home on Vancouver Island, where internal dynamics slowly begin to reveal themselves through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Growth doesn’t pause politely while internal teams catch up.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The incident led employees to criticize the comments in an internal Slack forum, the two people told CNBC.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The feature follows a Canadian-Hungarian family of six who, in the late 1990s, settle into their new home on Vancouver Island, where internal dynamics slowly begin to reveal themselves through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Growth doesn’t pause politely while internal teams catch up.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The incident led employees to criticize the comments in an internal Slack forum, the two people told CNBC.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for internal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for internal
Adjective
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First, the core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing the inner core of the star to become inert while hydrogen fusion continues in a shell surrounding it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nico’s inner life is almost entirely devoted to thinking about immigration as a public crisis and about Martine, the Honduran asylum seeker who has moved into his mother’s basement.—
Adelle Waldman,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Skating is an achievement fueled by immense physical and mental stressors, financial sacrifice, and restrictive expectations that can wear on competitors for decades.—
Jasmine Wynn,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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The competitive stamina, the physical stamina, and the mental stamina that's required in these type of games.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The house, built in 1960, has an interior space of 1,114 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Erdogan also named Mustafa Ciftci, governor of the eastern province of Erzurum, as interior minister.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The series delves beyond the crime scene to explore the psychological complexities of the perpetrators and investigators across two timelines.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The most prevalent problem the officer saw among imprisoned immigrants was psychological.—
Amy Maxmen,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Internal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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