as in term
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position
during his tenure as president the college experienced steady growth
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Recent Examples of tenure
Daytime citations at City Hall have increased significantly under the first seven months of McCarty’s tenure.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Nonetheless, the greatest gains during Emery’s tenure and contributing success have come through coaching, not recruitment.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
In the final months of Kennealy’s tenure as housing and economic development secretary, the Lexington Republican called on Beacon Hill Democrats to approve more than $130 million to fund the state-run shelter program for families with children and pregnant women.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Cantrell’s tenure had already been marked by public controversy, most recently over a French Quarter trash dispute.
—Jasmine Baehr , David Spunt , Bill Mears, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Nonetheless, the greatest gains during Emery’s tenure and contributing success have come through coaching, not recruitment.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
In the final months of Kennealy’s tenure as housing and economic development secretary, the Lexington Republican called on Beacon Hill Democrats to approve more than $130 million to fund the state-run shelter program for families with children and pregnant women.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Cantrell’s tenure had already been marked by public controversy, most recently over a French Quarter trash dispute.
—Jasmine Baehr , David Spunt , Bill Mears, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenure
Noun
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Are physicians going to feel comfortable, in terms of liability, giving that?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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As a consequence of that, that property has probably doubled in terms of its rent value, so £15,000 a month back in 2001 is now probably £30,000 a month, about £7,000 a week.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Aug. 2025
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Thaksin also faces another key legal test in September, when the Supreme Court will decide whether his six-month stint in hospital detention prior to his release on parole in 2024 should count as time served in a jail term for abuse of power and conflicts of interest.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
22 Aug. 2025
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Although his career trajectory was irrevocably shifted by a knee injury in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, Rose went on to have a 15-year NBA career following stints with the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Tenure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenure. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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