as in executives
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 execs
Flying back to Denver, though, all of this seemed to senior execs like a huge leap.
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Other top execs include COO and chief strategy officer Andy Gordon, who formerly led the West Coast office of RedBird Capital Partners (a financial backer of the Paramount-Skydance deal); and ex-Netflix VP of original content Cindy Holland, chair of direct-to-consumer streaming.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
His fellow execs followed suit, each dressed as one of the film’s main characters, including Sphere president and chief operating officer Jennifer Koester as Dorothy and producer Jane Rosenthal as Glinda the Good Witch.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Ad sales execs had been trying to get agencies to bite on OOH viewing for decades, but their overtures always fell on deaf ears.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See how other high-performing execs structure their day.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
That corporate backbone fuels Adam’s ability to speak the language of growth-stage founders and enterprise execs alike.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Acquisition execs from over 40 countries will be in town, mostly hailing from Europe.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The execs pass.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Other top execs include COO and chief strategy officer Andy Gordon, who formerly led the West Coast office of RedBird Capital Partners (a financial backer of the Paramount-Skydance deal); and ex-Netflix VP of original content Cindy Holland, chair of direct-to-consumer streaming.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
His fellow execs followed suit, each dressed as one of the film’s main characters, including Sphere president and chief operating officer Jennifer Koester as Dorothy and producer Jane Rosenthal as Glinda the Good Witch.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Ad sales execs had been trying to get agencies to bite on OOH viewing for decades, but their overtures always fell on deaf ears.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See how other high-performing execs structure their day.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
That corporate backbone fuels Adam’s ability to speak the language of growth-stage founders and enterprise execs alike.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Acquisition execs from over 40 countries will be in town, mostly hailing from Europe.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The execs pass.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
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The idea for this new era is not for the Lewis family to manage the details of how the club is run every day, but to have the right experts in place, and back those executives to run it well for them.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen will host European automotive sector executives September 12 to discuss this demand.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The focus is to create a resource for managers in larger (in teams), deeper (in roster size), longer-term leagues.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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County waste managers and leaders hope proposals from emerging companies will help residents better understand how to sort waste properly and reduce landfill use.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Libraries received only 12 formal objections since 2021 Changes brought by the supervisors' stand in contrast to how library administrators historically have dealt with book objections.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Planning ahead and recognizing risks are important for students, faculty, and administrators.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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As the final whistle went at Old Trafford after Arsenal kicked off their Premier League campaign with a victory over Manchester United, Josh Kroenke left his seat in the directors’ box and headed for the dressing room.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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September and October are starting us off well, too, with high-profile performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lopez, plus films from iconic directors like Kathryn Bigelow and Guillermo del Toro.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Coming up on a half year into the job, Cassellius is pushing hard, tackling some of the big issues that face the state’s largest and most troubled school district, talking to lots of people in lots of places, including some that MPS superintendents haven’t visited often.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Appointments of district superintendents and principals were also far too often politically motivated, with the mayor and school chancellor’s power diluted.—
Stanley S. Litow,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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