tenured

adjective

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

Examples of tenured in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At the time, in addition to leadership positions at the medical school and Yale New Haven Hospital, Simons was a tenured professor and held the Berliner Professorship, a $500,000-a-year chair endowed by the family of Robert Berliner. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024 Schoonover was a tenured professor of chemistry at Cal Poly. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 28 May 2024 Currently, Jones is a tenured principal percussionist for the Grant Park Orchestra, which plays during the summer season. Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 6 June 2024 Given that Jacobs is a tenured teacher, the district could not simply fire him, said Jacobs’ wife, Brittney Ames, who coaches girls water polo at Branham. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tenured 

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

tenured

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