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
The first issue of Malle's Vogue tenure is out today, with Rosalía on the cover.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Miami has ample youth on both sides of the ball, as drafted by former GM Chris Grier at the end of his tenure.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
During his tenure, WCCO-TV was recognized by its peers with five Peabody Awards, five national Emmy Awards, six duPont-Columbia Awards, 13 national RTNDA Awards for news and public affairs coverage, six Sigma Delta Chi Awards and four IRE Awards for investigative reporting.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
During Scott’s tenure, his agency has taken on a significant role in arresting and removing undocumented immigrants from inside the country.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Miami has ample youth on both sides of the ball, as drafted by former GM Chris Grier at the end of his tenure.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
During his tenure, WCCO-TV was recognized by its peers with five Peabody Awards, five national Emmy Awards, six duPont-Columbia Awards, 13 national RTNDA Awards for news and public affairs coverage, six Sigma Delta Chi Awards and four IRE Awards for investigative reporting.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
During Scott’s tenure, his agency has taken on a significant role in arresting and removing undocumented immigrants from inside the country.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenure
Noun
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Within this context, the central flaw of the quota/preference (DEI) supporters has always been their misguided definition of justice in terms of group outcomes, rather than individual cases.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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In Gallup’s roughly 80 years of polling, Trump’s approval toward the end of his first calendar year in office (36%) was lower than any other incoming president at the same point in time (only matched by Trump himself in his first term).—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ottman wrestled elsewhere after his last WWF stint in 1994.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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His first five games ever coming out of the bullpen came after he was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs last September following stints with the White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Tenure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenure. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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