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as in tenure
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position signed up for a three-year stint in the army

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as in restriction
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries his parents have always supported him without stint, no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue

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verb

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How does the noun stint contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of stint are assignment, chore, duty, job, and task. While all these words mean "a piece of work to be done," stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.

a 2-month stint as a reporter

When is assignment a more appropriate choice than stint?

The synonyms assignment and stint are sometimes interchangeable, but assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.

a reporter's assignment

When can chore be used instead of stint?

In some situations, the words chore and stint are roughly equivalent. However, chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.

every child was assigned chores

When could duty be used to replace stint?

Although the words duty and stint have much in common, duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.

the duties of a lifeguard

When might job be a better fit than stint?

The words job and stint are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.

the job of turning the company around

In what contexts can task take the place of stint?

The words task and stint can be used in similar contexts, but task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.

charged with a variety of tasks

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stint
Noun
The gentlemen designers Dolce and Gabbana certainly do not stint on locations. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 See Usher’s hilarious reaction to Hart’s BET Awards stint below. Heran Mamo, Billboard, 10 June 2025
Verb
In place of a portrait of President Joe Biden, who handed over the office in January after a four-year stint as Commander-in-Chief, sits an image of an autopen. Callum Sutherland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025 Scallon is also well known for his 15-year stint at Maison Margiela, from 1993 to 2008, working alongside the iconoclastic founder, Martin Margiela, and functioning as communications head, the voice of the house, and ultimately its art director for communications. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stint
Noun
  • Adames had a rocky start to his tenure in San Francisco after signing a seven-year, $182 million deal this offseason, the largest contract in franchise history at the time.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Parsons has enjoyed a solid start to his tenure in Green Bay.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Modern prep, by contrast, dismantles those codes, treating familiar motifs not as restrictions but as foundations to build upon.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bills in the legislature in 2023 and 2025 attempting to regulate kratom — via age restrictions, labeling requirements and the prohibition of synthetic alkaloids like 7-OH — failed to pass out of committee.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The contractor retained a good reputation in Washington and has continued to work for the State Department on overseas assignments.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Wall Street Journal The latest benefit trend to attract and retain young workers?
    Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Truly, skimping on this step will render everything else futile.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • After months of diligently mowing, weeding, and watering your lawn through summer, don't be tempted to skimp on lawn care at the end of the season.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Little Rock Board of Directors must confirm Buchanan's reappointment to the panel, which would be for a five-year term that expires in September 2030.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Trump, however, has extended the sell-or-ban deadline three times in his second presidential term.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So my manner of speech, my ‘personality,’ and even my self-limitations were shaped to reduce resistance and maximize utility, comfort, and trust.
    Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Although anecdotal, this survey of directors shows both the limitations and the potential of AI to assist boards of directors.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once those reserves are exhausted, China may be tempted to broker a deal to buy American soybeans, but those hopes may wither when the Southern Hemisphere's harvest season begins early next year.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Each one of those alerts puts millions of lives on hold – part of Russia’s strategy of terrorizing and exhausting Ukraine’s civilian population.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His upcoming world tour in support of Debí Tirar Más Fotos kicks off in November and is set to run through July 2026, with no stops in the United states currently planned.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The tour will include stops in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Stint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stint. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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