exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek How to pronounce exec (audio)

Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Additional exec producers include Morgan O’Sullivan under his O’Sullivan Productions label, Steve Stark under his Toluca Pictures label, Arturo Interian, John Weber, Sheila Hockin and Fred Toye. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 The exec then returned to Endemol Group as chief operating officer in 2007 and was appointed president and CEO a couple of years later, before finally stepping down in 2012 and joining Banijay. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 Now a Walmart exec says the company is ready to make drone deliveries a key part of the retail giant’s operations. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025 This exec wondered how much the Ravens missed defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, who has transformed Seattle’s defense into a top-10 unit. Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 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 10 Oct. 2025.

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