exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek How to pronounce exec (audio)
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Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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And chaos ensues the night before as Rogen’s fictional Hollywood exec Matt Remick throws a studio party. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026 Liza Chasin is producing for 3Dot Productions — the company behind chart-topper The Life List, which has a deal at Netflix — alongside Hayley Stool and Ross Greenburg, with Marla Messing, Jill Mazursky, and Krista Smith exec producing. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026 One source said that the group includes, but is not limited to, former Marlins and Astros scouting exec turned Rice University professor Oz Ocampo; Cardinals special assistant to the general manager for player procurement Matt Slater; and Yankees director of baseball development Mario Garza. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, Jim Cramer is at JPMorgan’s annual health-care conference, where execs from portfolio holdings Eli Lilly , Bristol Myers , and Danaher are presenting. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exec

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of exec was in 1896

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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exec. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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