Thesaurus results for TENURES

tenures

noun

plural of tenure

as in terms

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position during his tenure as president the college experienced steady growth

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Recent Examples of tenures Determining the roles for Kingsbury and Scheelhaase is the last order of business for the coaching staff after the Rams hired Bubba Ventrone as special teams coordinator and Kyle Hoke as special teams assistant, both off of their tenures in those roles with the Cleveland Browns. —

Nate Atkins, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026 Stitt wants regional universities and community colleges to abstain from granting new lifetime tenures for professors. —

Alex Gladden, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026 In a market saturated with executive moves, Dimon’s Combs hire matters because Berkshire Hathaway is a decentralized empire that draws its strength from the long tenures of its leaders with minimal churn at the top. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026 The next closest is the tie with the 13-season tenures of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid and Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026 Many employees with lower salaries and shorter tenures in state government have lower pensions, including thousands that are less than $10,000 per year. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026 Both have consistently made pro-Qatari statements during their tenures. —

Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026 Poehler and Gasteyer first worked together on Saturday Night Live, where their tenures overlapped during Gasteyer's final season on the sketch show, between 2001 and 2002. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025 After tenures at Atlanta bastions like Miller Union, pastry chef Claudia Martinez is now taking the driver’s seat with a star-studded crew behind her. —

Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025

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With an attorney on the plaintiffs’ side of the lawsuit colluding with the city’s team, the city could settle the claims on favorable terms.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Both nations got a head start on Norway in terms of infrastructure and cultural relevance.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026