as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
the soldiers daringly rescued their interned comrades without the loss of a single life
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to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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Recent Examples of interned
Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
Perhaps less known, but likely no less significant, some 700 Japanese Americans were briefly interned here during World War II.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
From January 2015 until August 2016, Cawthorn interned for Meadows.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
In fact, many of the technical experts working on eVTOL in the Bay Area either previously worked at or interned in the NASA or Army rotorcraft R&D groups at Moffett Field.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
At just 19, Baker interned at 610 Magnolia in Old Louisville under celebrity chef Edward Lee and worked her way up to sous chef.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
At first, Herman Allen was sent to be interned in the northern part of the country.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Coppola interned with Chanel in the summer of 1986, and her youngest Cosima followed in her footsteps by interning with the house this summer.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
Perhaps less known, but likely no less significant, some 700 Japanese Americans were briefly interned here during World War II.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
From January 2015 until August 2016, Cawthorn interned for Meadows.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
In fact, many of the technical experts working on eVTOL in the Bay Area either previously worked at or interned in the NASA or Army rotorcraft R&D groups at Moffett Field.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
At just 19, Baker interned at 610 Magnolia in Old Louisville under celebrity chef Edward Lee and worked her way up to sous chef.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
At first, Herman Allen was sent to be interned in the northern part of the country.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Over the past 15 years, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, blindfolded, interrogated, and put under house arrest with a 20-year ban on making films.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the friendship fell apart earlier this year when Farage refused to echo Musk’s support for Robinson, the founder of the now-defunct anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL), who was previously jailed for being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 35-year-old founder has built a remarkably high-earning captive agency, all while staying within the corporate framework that others rush to leave.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The college’s newspaper, The Chronicle, reported on Seinfeld’s comments after they were made at an event featuring Omer Shem Tov, a former Israeli hostage who was held captive by Hamas for 505 days.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Margarete Buber-Neumann, who was incarcerated with her at Ravensbrück concentration camp, wrote one such biography.—
Christine Estima
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many can’t find work due to severe disabilities, limited literacy, trouble speaking English, homelessness, being 75 or older, having formerly been incarcerated and other challenges.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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