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as in terms
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 restrictions
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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Recent Examples of stints
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Murray finished with 197 goals in 688 games over two stints with the Blackhawks and also played for the Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Williams played for Baltimore and Jacksonville, along with his two stints in Los Angeles.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Her addiction led her to a path of homelessness, drug charges, jail time and eight stints in rehab.
—Bri Buckley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
On Friday, Gosling appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss his previous three hosting stints on the late-nighter.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
To Tyra Banks—a bona fide supermodel with a career spanning runway shows, Vogue, and guest stints on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—the formula seemed obvious.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Coming off the bench for the first time since his second season in the league (2022-23), Suggs played mostly 4-5 minute stints.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
This is Bell’s third time emceeing the ceremony after stints in 2018 and 2025.
—Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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Kerr did his best to keep Porzingis fresh, playing him in short four-minute bursts followed by equally-long stints on the bench.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Murray finished with 197 goals in 688 games over two stints with the Blackhawks and also played for the Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Williams played for Baltimore and Jacksonville, along with his two stints in Los Angeles.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Her addiction led her to a path of homelessness, drug charges, jail time and eight stints in rehab.
—Bri Buckley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
On Friday, Gosling appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss his previous three hosting stints on the late-nighter.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
To Tyra Banks—a bona fide supermodel with a career spanning runway shows, Vogue, and guest stints on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—the formula seemed obvious.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Coming off the bench for the first time since his second season in the league (2022-23), Suggs played mostly 4-5 minute stints.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
This is Bell’s third time emceeing the ceremony after stints in 2018 and 2025.
—Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stints
Noun
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Amodei is in talks with Emil Michael, under-secretary of defense for research and engineering, in a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement on the terms governing the Pentagon's access to Anthropic's Claude models, the Times reported, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, however, the absolute energy of any individual particle-particle collision is tiny, corresponding to tiny fractions of a microgram’s worth of energy in terms of mass.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some countries have laws administer what critics believe are cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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In early October, Acacio agreed to an interim order imposing restrictions on his license.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Clay soil is heavy and retains water longer than sandy soils.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Dallas Morning News retains full editorial control of the Education Lab’s journalism.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Everlane never skimps on quality, and this 100 percent cotton, perfectly relaxed Boyfriend Shirt is proof.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While stars like Hargitay and Ice-T have racked up hundreds of episodes and remain on the show to this day, some of their castmates have chosen to end their SVU tenures to explore other career options.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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For the first event Thursday night, the perennial Austin Dining Guide listee will center guest chef Rick Lopez of La Condesa, who has one of the longest-running tenures at any top restaurant in Austin.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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For now, these are acceptable limitations when the real purpose isn’t entertainment.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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So many candidates has also meant space and time limitations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These culinary walking tours, which mostly run around 2½ hours, are an amazing way to immerse yourself into the storied, ever-changing and diverse food scene in Las Vegas.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Dallas officials arranged tours of up to four potential City Hall sites for a handful of City Council members earlier this year, even though the locations were not disclosed to the broader council and public.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Stints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stints. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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