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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

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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
More recently, staff members of Celine have whispered that their outgoing designer, the enigmatic Hedi Slimane (who’s also had stints at Dior Homme and YSL) — will be the man. Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 Hopkinson brings European soccer experience through a two-year stint as the global head of partnerships for Real Madrid. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stint
Noun
  • Rivalries that are long in tenure and thick with hatred define college sports in the Deep South, where football is second only to faith in some places.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Huffman, 61, has been an advocate of strong climate change and environmental protection policies since his state Assembly tenure from 2006 to 2012, and was a member of the Marin Municipal Water District for a dozen years before that.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Medication access, restrictions If signed into law by Abbott, Texas would join a handful of other states that allow the over-the-counter sale of ivermectin.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Regional restrictions may apply.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just three offensive starters have returned in what is otherwise an almost brand-new roster, and Rogers has done his utmost to retain a certain mystique about his plans.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Kia retained clunky flat-panel HVAC/audio controls that require you to push a small icon of a fan or a triangle to switch an adjoining set of flat touch points from climate to audio functions and vice versa.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sting’s lawyers have filed a response to the suit as well, claiming that the frontman has not skimped out on his old bandmates.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Despite its size, the NanoPhone doesn’t skimp on functionality.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Like several quasi-independent regulatory agencies in the executive branch, the STB consists of five partisan board members with staggered five-year terms who oversee a staff.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Shi talked up Wolves’ transfer business and, in terms of raw numbers, his 90 per cent claim might not be too far off the mark.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Within that report, the limitations of the analysis need to be acknowledged.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Tactics will remain flexible to adapt to changing fire behavior, terrain limitations, and resource availability.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With all other options seemingly exhausted, Una and Spock decide to take another path by getting in touch with their crewmates’ katras, roughly the Vulcan term for the soul, though the Vulcans would probably not want to use that term.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Neither of those approaches speaks to a massively competitive tour.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Though Davies planned to reunite the band for a tour in 2015, it was canceled when the musician was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that attacks plasma cells.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Stint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stint. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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