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Definition of internsnext
present tense third-person singular of intern

interns

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noun

variants also internes
plural of intern
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Verb
  • The facility is one of 11 Kentucky jails that contract with ICE to detain people.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
  • China, which jails human rights activists in Hong Kong, persecutes Uyghurs, has killed hundreds of thousands of Tibetans and has committed genocide against the Falun Gong, is on the UN Human Rights Council.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • When money was low, one of the residents would pick whatever was left in the garden to make a huge pot of soup to share with others.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What’s paramount for me is that the readers will care about what happens next for the narrator.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Belarus now imprisons 28 journalists as President Lukashenko intensifies a crackdown on press freedom.
    Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Afwerki routinely imprisons his critics and political opponents and has implemented a policy of indefinite mandatory military and national service for residents, which human-rights watchdogs say amounts to slavery.
    Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The campaign focuses on supporting NICU infants with products designed alongside nurses and doctors to meet their specific needs.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Portage High School students learned Tuesday there’s more to health care careers than doctors and nurses.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Guest lecturers were competent, discussing everything from pirates in the Caribbean to the Panama Canal.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The surgeons did the hard part.
    Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The average cost of a facelift is about $11,000, and many surgeons charge much more, especially those who offer advanced techniques; Talei told me the typical cost for what Richards had done is in the mid-$200,000s.
    Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Interns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interns. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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