Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terms
• stints
• tours
• shifts
• hitches
• durations
• goes
• times
• lifetimes
• cycles
• spans
• watches
• runs
• spells
• lives
• stretches
• standings
• life spans
• turns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tenures

U’Ren cut his teeth with the Golden State Warriors and both of the Sparks’ interim GMs only joined the WNBA in 2026 after long NBA tenures, and moving an expiring contract is the type of deal that frequently gets done on the men’s side. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Longest tenures in Class 7A North Cobb’s Shane Queen continues to lead the highest classification in consecutive seasons with the same school, at 21. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

In the decades since, presidents have used Camp David to hold summits with foreign dignitaries and strategize during contentious moments of their tenures in the White House. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

DeBoer, Heupel, and Venables have all been solid to very good throughout most of their tenures at their respective schools. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

By 2030, the question facing any CEO will not be how to rebuild loyalty to the institution, but how to become the organization people actively choose to join, leave and rejoin across a career measured in decades, rather than tenures. — Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The billionaire businessman has spent over five decades shaping the entertainment industry during his tenures at ABC, Fox, and Paramount. — Erianne Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Bell played for the Steelers from 2013-2018, before shorter tenures with the New York Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Baltimore Ravens, and finally with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Some users apparently accumulated a bunch of the free lines during their long tenures as T-Mobile customers. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026