as in executive
a person who manages or directs something
a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Recent Examples of exec
You exec produced the series and assisted with casting and location scouting.
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2025
Brand execs are equally excited by HBO’s cultural juggernaut.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Still, the same exec who undervalued TNT’s NBA rights and then sued the league for choosing Amazon as WBD’s successor is very much a huge sports enthusiast—at least, on a personal level.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Fogelman, Brown, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, John Hoberg, Jess Rosenthal and Steve Beers were Season 1 exec producers.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2025
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2025
Brand execs are equally excited by HBO’s cultural juggernaut.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
Still, the same exec who undervalued TNT’s NBA rights and then sued the league for choosing Amazon as WBD’s successor is very much a huge sports enthusiast—at least, on a personal level.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Fogelman, Brown, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, John Hoberg, Jess Rosenthal and Steve Beers were Season 1 exec producers.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exec
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On Friday, Harper played catch with front office executive Howie Kendrick, fielded some ground balls and took about 15 swings off a tee in the batting cage, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The tragic loss of an Air India Boeing 787 days before the Show led to the decision for senior Boeing executives to not attend and for the company to keep a low profile.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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Li, who had a brief stint at a bank after graduating from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a finance degree, joined Zhou Liu Fu simultaneously as a general manager.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The family at the heart of the story run a tourism business allowing Cappadocia to feature in a way that naturally chimes with the narrative, but the connection between landscape and plot runs far deeper, series director Murat Saraçoğlu says.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili will serve as the mentor for Future Frames, a program that boosts 10 up-and-coming European filmmakers at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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Eisenberg argued that economic evaluations of mental health services could help administrators balance their priorities, as well as highlight the financial benefits that many campus counseling centers provide.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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This was a moment for county leaders to aim as high as possible in seeking their first new administrator in a decade.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2025
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As of last weekend, investigators were exploring whether Boelter and the victims knew each other, according to Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
22 June 2025
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He'll be joined by Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson; the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Drew Evans; and local law enforcement officials, his office said.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
16 June 2025
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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exec. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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