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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C-suite execs come for a digital detox, chic couples spoil themselves at the spa, and affluent families from Macau sip cocktails by the pool. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026 Designers are now keen to bring the conversational focus back to the actual fashion on runways, and ideally the clothes shown thereon (or the toes beneath the clothes) — which, as many a business analyst will tell you, fashion execs and brand designers alike are very eager to sell. Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 Biard, a former longtime Fox exec who came to Nexstar in 2023, did not want to go on the record with his full take on the appeals process given the sensitivities. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Other exec producers include Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis, Eric Homan, Kevin Kolde and Fred Seibert. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for exec

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 2 Jul. 2026.

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