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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 tenures
The Mansion legacy The Mansion has made 20 total appearances in James Beard awards results, the most of any restaurant in Texas, across the tenures of several of Dallas’ most notable chefs.
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Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Both Brent Celek and Hollis Thomas built significant NFL careers wearing midnight green, though their tenures with the franchise didn’t quite intersect.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
It was installed league-wide in 2003 after two Black head coaches, Tony Dungy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dennis Green of the Minnesota Vikings were fired despite winning tenures.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The company has enjoyed long tenures of both co-founder Barbara Crockett and husband-wife team Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda, who led the company for about 30 years.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Following successful tenures at Lacoste and Carven, her Bottega Veneta debut arrived to strong acclaim—and, to no one’s surprise, full shopping carts.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
The clock is ticking on the short tenures of Anfernee Simons and Jaden Ivey in Chicago.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
For now, however, Hurley’s desert denouement will place him in the very small list of big-time basketball coaches whose tenures have actually run their contractual course.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Both were intended as projects, and both had their tenures in Toronto cut short by health issues.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Both Brent Celek and Hollis Thomas built significant NFL careers wearing midnight green, though their tenures with the franchise didn’t quite intersect.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
It was installed league-wide in 2003 after two Black head coaches, Tony Dungy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dennis Green of the Minnesota Vikings were fired despite winning tenures.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The company has enjoyed long tenures of both co-founder Barbara Crockett and husband-wife team Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda, who led the company for about 30 years.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Following successful tenures at Lacoste and Carven, her Bottega Veneta debut arrived to strong acclaim—and, to no one’s surprise, full shopping carts.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
The clock is ticking on the short tenures of Anfernee Simons and Jaden Ivey in Chicago.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
For now, however, Hurley’s desert denouement will place him in the very small list of big-time basketball coaches whose tenures have actually run their contractual course.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Both were intended as projects, and both had their tenures in Toronto cut short by health issues.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenures
Noun
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Chief among terms to know and use are bonjour (hello) by day and bonsoir (good evening) at night.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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For African art biennials, the terms of engagement have fundamentally shifted.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Filip Gustavsson, who has been mostly solid for the Wild in his postseason stints, has lost focus in games lately in Tampa Bay and Boston.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Season four of The White Lotus is written and directed by White, who solely created the series (in-between Survivor stints, probably) and is executive produced by White, David Bernad and Mark Kamine.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But the hotel offers plenty of experiences to get to know the area, from countryside tours in a vintage VW convertible to blessing ceremonies at one of Ubud’s oldest sacred sites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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This is where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were both signed — the actual room is open to tours.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Tenures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenures. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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