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
Fubo execs unveiled a separate deal that will see Disney merge its Hulu + Live TV service with Fubo.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
This week’s episode tackles the minefield of casting, as execs melt down over the racial politics of casting their absurd Kool-Aid tentpole.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Jennifer Ouellette – 9:33 AM | 14 Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO
Tesla board contacted exec search firms to find Musk replacement, WSJ reports.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Cheers! Maggie McGrath Exclusive Forbes Profile: Why Betterment CEO Sarah Levy Isn’t Afraid Of Market Volatility
Since the longtime Viacom exec took the reins in 2020, digital investing firm Betterment’s been on a buying spree, acquiring four companies over the course of five years.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
This week’s episode tackles the minefield of casting, as execs melt down over the racial politics of casting their absurd Kool-Aid tentpole.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Jennifer Ouellette – 9:33 AM | 14 Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO
Tesla board contacted exec search firms to find Musk replacement, WSJ reports.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Cheers! Maggie McGrath Exclusive Forbes Profile: Why Betterment CEO Sarah Levy Isn’t Afraid Of Market Volatility
Since the longtime Viacom exec took the reins in 2020, digital investing firm Betterment’s been on a buying spree, acquiring four companies over the course of five years.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exec
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Peter Watson and Gabrielle Stewart will executive produce together with True Brit founder and CEO Zygi Kamasa.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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The Croisette is often packed with tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of Hollywood stars, as well as studio executives, sales agents and journalists hustling from one meeting to another.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 finalist Lexi Love is undergoing a 30-day rehab program to seek treatment for substance abuse as well as emotional therapy, her manager exclusively shares with Entertainment Weekly.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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So, how do the Premier League’s other managers react in these scenarios?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Hemsley, often credited with creating UnitedHealth's key growth engine Optum, will continue to serve as the chair of the board and will stop receiving compensation as a director.—
Sriparna Roy,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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In late 2015, Spain’s subsidy rules changed, ditching domestic box office performance as a main criteria in favor of a multi-point system, which for artier films prized a producer or director’s festival track-record, plus first features.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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The White House has said, though, that Amy Gleason, who worked at DOGE's predecessor entity, U.S. Digital Service, is formally the administrator of DOGE.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Indeed, Dubrovsky himself had publicly attacked a university policy that required professors to submit their work to administrators before publishing or presenting it abroad.—
Anastasiia Vorozhtsova,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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The former superintendent, Nicole Swigart, denied saying any of that.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
2 May 2025
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Now, the Trump administration is going further up the chain of command in the state, and taking aim at the superintendent.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exec. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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