tenured

adjective

ten·​ured ˈten-yərd 

also -ˌyu̇rd

: having tenure

tenured faculty members

Examples of tenured in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More tenured workers did even better, some earning three years of wages. — Pete Stavros, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025

The tenured prof claims his reassignment violates free speech and seeks reinstatement and damages. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025

Three years after the book was published, Columbia offered Mahmood a tenured professorship. — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025

While enterprises must actively recruit digital-native talent equipped to build native agentic workflows, completely replacing tenured staff is an operational misstep. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tenured

adjective

ten·​ured -yərd 

: having tenure

tenured teachers