as in executive
a person who manages or directs something
a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Recent Examples of exec
Fox execs, worried that cannibalism jokes would quickly become stale (and possibly made in poor taste), asked Bouchard to reconsider.
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Jason Maxey, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
No chief exec in baseball had a worse offseason than Stearns.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
The artificial intelligence startup, founded five years ago by former OpenAI execs, is in talks with investors to raise money at a $900 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2026
Emily holds the keys for Miranda’s fate in certain ways and is now a Dior exec who can exert advertising purse strings that could make or break Runway.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Jason Maxey, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
No chief exec in baseball had a worse offseason than Stearns.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
The artificial intelligence startup, founded five years ago by former OpenAI execs, is in talks with investors to raise money at a $900 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2026
Emily holds the keys for Miranda’s fate in certain ways and is now a Dior exec who can exert advertising purse strings that could make or break Runway.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exec
Noun
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On update calls, Andy Sriubas, a former advertising executive put in charge of the field offices, seemed unable to answer specific questions.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Corporate executives often ask themselves how to participate in the benefits of deep tech innovation – but without trying to create this innovation based on just a few risky internal projects.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Store managers by and large received them warmly but said that sourcing decisions were above their pay grade.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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And so the Braves improved to 25-10 under first-year manager Walt Weiss for the best record in baseball.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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Questlove was the music director.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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As for what's next for the acclaimed director, Chu signed a multiyear film and TV deal with Paramount Skydance in December.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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District administrators gave some details at an April 7 meeting about what caused the delays.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Schools’ response At South Elgin High School, school resource officer Patrick Eversole started a campaign on social media with other officers and school administrators to communicate to students and parents the dangers of the game.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.—
Ariel Gilreath,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In response to an inquiry about the search, the district directed the Star-Telegram to its superintendent search page that was updated on April 9.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exec. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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