interned 1 of 2

adjective

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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verb

past tense of intern
as in jailed
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
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In 1941, Italian antifascists produced the Ventotene Manifesto (named for a small island where they were interned), calling for a federal socialist Europe. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Maney is a New Jersey native who once interned with radio shock jock Howard Stern and also worked with radio personality Elvis Duran. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 Lake previously interned at the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and has worked as a legal intern and translator in Beijing, China. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 One of our young people in Tulsa, Oklahoma, interned at a company in their risk management department. — Byron V. Garrett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando. — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026 Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations. — Theresa Bourke, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026 Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government. — Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interned
  1. imprisoned
  2. jailed
  3. captive
  4. incarcerated
Adjective
  • Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The new version of Hannibal starred Mads Mikkelsen as a pre-imprisoned Hannibal Lecter, forging a relationship with Hugh Dancy’s Will Graham.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • Anyone possessing marijuana for personal use can be jailed for a month, while distribution and sales are punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment depending on the amount seized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Porter County Sheriff's Office records show Dolnics remained jailed without bond on July 29.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of jailed
Adjective
  • But man, the first like 20 minutes of this movie are rough going… although, probably not as rough going as poor Sam’s attempt to break into Cirith Ungol, where Frodo has been taken captive when our tale within a tale begins.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Wild Inside presents interviews with owl researchers that highlight the birds’ intelligence and heightened senses, voicing their questions about what sufficient captive care would even look like.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of captive
Verb
  • In 1974, the word appeared in a New York Times story about an outbreak of violence among people incarcerated at San Quentin Prison.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Officials alleged that some billed Medicaid for services that were never provided, including care purportedly delivered while aides or recipients were incarcerated, hospitalized, traveling overseas, or working other jobs.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarcerated

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