tenured

adjective

ten·​ured ˈten-yərd How to pronounce tenured (audio)
 also  -ˌyu̇rd
: having tenure
tenured faculty members

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Rob Havenstein, the tenured right tackle, will play on the final year of his contract. Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Foster Sellers, who has 32 Mary Kay years under her belt, is still far from the most tenured person at the company. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 Managers can also provide valuable day-to-day support with regular check-ins to coach their direct reports and answer their questions, while HR teams can pair new staff members with tenured personnel who serve as culture mentors. Marie Unger, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 The tenured associate professor of radiology and bioengineering at UCSD in La Jolla is the founder of the university’s Women’s Imaging Fellowship. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tenured

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tenured was in 1965

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“Tenured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenured. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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tenured

adjective
ten·​ured -yərd How to pronounce tenured (audio)
: having tenure
tenured teachers
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