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

Smith’s presence could help prevent the friction that marred Babcock’s tenures in Toronto and Columbus. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Employees at the Pierre tend to talk about their tenures at the hotel in decades. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

The timeline allows visitors to go season by season, or to follow the tenures of directors and producers. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

CalPERS pairs the long tenures with what Moulds calls one of the most robust data warehouses in the country to understand historical health care costs. — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Six years ago, fresh from successful tenures on the City Council and the state Assembly, and with a double-digit mayoral win under his belt, Gloria seemed likely to break the mayoral curse. — Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 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