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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Hendrix, who saw his horror novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism be adapted as a feature by Amazon, will exec produce, along with Quirk Books . Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026 Filmmaker and script consultant David Pope and former Curzon CEO Phillip Knatchbull and Curzon Head of Development Kristian Brodie will also be in attendance alongside execs from Bankside, The Match Factory, Ashland Hill Media Finance and more. Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026 The Duffer Brothers and Hilary Leavitt exec produce for Upside Down Pictures. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 Long used by graphic designers and ad execs, mood boards are collages of images and words—magazine clippings, movie stills, headlines—that guide how a project is supposed to feel. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.

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