execs

noun

plural of exec
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 The poll of 116 board members, CEOs, C-suite execs, and senior managers below them was conducted in May and June and shared exclusively with Fortune ahead of its release on Thursday. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 Made Up Stories execs Casey Haver, Jeanne Snow and Katie Amos will round out the leadership team. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 On the one side are industry execs like TKO CEO Ari Emanuel and AMC CEO Adam Aron, who have defended the mega-merger. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 What did the pharma execs think were the most important fracking forces that could threaten their business over the next five to seven years? — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Sources tell Variety that Mason and other Grammy executives have been in discussion with artists and execs representing K-pop, J-pop, C-pop, India and more. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Since the ‘60s, Hollywood had been out of step with the changing culture, and lost studio execs were desperate to cash in on any and all hits. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 But the people who write, create, and craft these projects are still mostly based in and around Hollywood, as are the execs who help develop and market those efforts. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
  1. executives
  2. managers
  3. directors
  4. administrators
  5. superintendents
Noun
  • Interns and senior executives alike can see how their experience contributes to solving the problem.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Trusted by senior executives for her insight and strategic clarity, Sharifa blends cultural fluency with cutting-edge program design.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Most introduced, nonnative plants do not become invasive, but those that do can cause significant, costly problems for landowners, communities, and land managers.
    — Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple sources told the Daily News that three managers at the Kingsbridge depot have been disciplined in connection with maintenance issues, a claim on which the MTA declined to comment.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • The advent of rankings allowed players to earn their way into tournaments, but the owners and directors still held onto a handful of slots for their favorites, which became known as wild cards.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The cohort includes documentary fellows Amin Pakparvar and Sara Chishti, writer-directors Gabby Beans, Lydia Matata and Rippin Sindher, and film/TV writer fellows Marisa Francis and Pedro Eiras.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • To join, the volunteer administrators usually require proof of a student’s admission, like screenshots or scans of an admissions letter for a page administrator to review.
    — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Many cities contract with third-party administrators or risk pools to manage workers' compensation cases.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • Abbott outlined the plan during a roundtable with law enforcement and school superintendents in Lubbock, emphasizing the need to better safeguard students and prevent dangerous offenders from returning to schools.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Finding experienced project managers, superintendents, estimators and field leaders is often more difficult than finding additional work.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of superintendents

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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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