tenured

adjective

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

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However, Florida has notable free agents this offseason, including Conn Smythe Trophy winner Bennett, midseason acquisition Brad Marchand – who scored multiple game-winning goals in the playoffs – and their second-longest tenured player, Ekblad, who joined the team in 2014. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025 The firing is the first time Harvard has terminated a tenured faculty member in approximately 80 years. Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 No tenured or tenure-track faculty positions were affected. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025 Harvard Business School has dismissed Francesca Gino, a tenured professor whose research on honesty and ethical behavior ironically became the foundation for one of academia’s most damaging fraud scandals. Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 3 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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tenured

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