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
His tenure as a music major lasted just one semester at San Diego State College (as SDSU was then known).
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Kiera Hogan's tenure with All Elite Wrestling has come to an end.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … CHANGE OF TUNE – A look back at Kimmel's dramatic transformation during his tenure at ABC.
—FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The committee’s two-day meeting is taking place after former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before a Senate committee about her month-long tenure leading the agency and what led to her firing.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Kiera Hogan's tenure with All Elite Wrestling has come to an end.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … CHANGE OF TUNE – A look back at Kimmel's dramatic transformation during his tenure at ABC.
—FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The committee’s two-day meeting is taking place after former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before a Senate committee about her month-long tenure leading the agency and what led to her firing.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenure
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The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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At Thursday’s meeting, several panelists called for more studies to look at the long-term effects of measles vaccines, which have been extensively studied.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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After a brief stint with the Angels, Teixeira played most of his career with the New York Yankees, winning a World Series in 2009.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s no current end in sight to Greenlaw’s long rehab stint, as the inside linebacker has made just one appearance during the viewing period of practice — limited last Friday — since mid-August.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Tenure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenure. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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