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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Currently in production, the show will see the return of Sudeikis, who exec produces, plus Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift. Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026 The original notion was just the thought of all of these older people, mostly men, who spent so much of their time and energy in the late 1980s and 1990s denying the reality of climate change—via this big network of politicians and oil company execs and think-tanks and so on. Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026 In titillating news, though, one exec revealed that a bonus special episode could potentially be on the cards before then. Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026 Superfly founders Rick Farman, Rich Goodstone and Kerry Black, along with other top execs and staff will be absorbed into Range’s ranks. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 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 29 Jan. 2026.

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