tenured

adjective

ten·​ured ˈten-yərd How to pronounce tenured (audio)
 also  -ˌyu̇rd
: having tenure
tenured faculty members

Examples of tenured in a Sentence

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Or find a tenured teaching position in the U.S. that will support my pedagogy within sociology and our global climate crisis. Roberto Rivera, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Tillery is a tenured professor at Northwestern University and founder of The Alliance for Black Equality. Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 3 Feb. 2025 Martinez is not an ordinary civil servant, or a tenured teacher, or a janitor who happens to be in a union. Tom Geoghegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 Barbara and Melissa step in as the tenured educators of the group, teaching Janine that sometimes a new group of kids requires a different kind of teaching. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tenured

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tenured was in 1965

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“Tenured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenured. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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tenured

adjective
ten·​ured -yərd How to pronounce tenured (audio)
: having tenure
tenured teachers
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