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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Blair is not the only high-profile entertainment exec to lend his support to the merger. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 8 May 2026 Lopez, a former DreamWorks biz affairs exec and alum of the Disney Writers Program, is repped by CAA, Lit Entertainment Group and Lichter Grossman Nichols. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 May 2026 The all-day event is attended by top homegrown producers, actors, musicians and execs. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026 Fox execs, worried that cannibalism jokes would quickly become stale (and possibly made in poor taste), asked Bouchard to reconsider. Jason Maxey, Rolling Stone, 2 May 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 15 May. 2026.

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