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 culling perfectly played into ongoing fears that AI automation is coming for white-collar jobs, a major job market and economic disruption that workers are becoming increasingly worried about — and which clearly has execs salivating.
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Affleck first mentioned his AI venture to Netflix execs last fall, initiating months of dialogue that culminated in the acquisition, a person familiar with the talks told Deadline.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Megan Ellison, the auteur-loving producer behind Annapurna who is hot off the splashiest sale at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is gearing up for an industry reemergence, with new (albeit familiar) execs being brought into the fold.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
At the Troubadour, her skirt was specially made to show a 1960s vision of Hollywood that notably featured the Capitol Tower, possibly to put a smile on the face of all the Capitol execs who were showing up to see their new star in action.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
All the execs had Tate gone by this point; some see him as a smooth slot receiver in the mold of current Saints receiver Chris Olave, whose future with the team is in question entering the final year of his rookie contract.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, those same execs were interested.
—Marcus J. Moore, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Liles’ departure was announced following that of other Warner execs.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
First, the execs blame the Latina actress for the film’s failure because of her outspoken support of Palestine.
—Nicole Froio, Refinery29, 8 Apr. 2025
Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Affleck first mentioned his AI venture to Netflix execs last fall, initiating months of dialogue that culminated in the acquisition, a person familiar with the talks told Deadline.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Megan Ellison, the auteur-loving producer behind Annapurna who is hot off the splashiest sale at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is gearing up for an industry reemergence, with new (albeit familiar) execs being brought into the fold.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
At the Troubadour, her skirt was specially made to show a 1960s vision of Hollywood that notably featured the Capitol Tower, possibly to put a smile on the face of all the Capitol execs who were showing up to see their new star in action.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
All the execs had Tate gone by this point; some see him as a smooth slot receiver in the mold of current Saints receiver Chris Olave, whose future with the team is in question entering the final year of his rookie contract.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, those same execs were interested.
—Marcus J. Moore, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Liles’ departure was announced following that of other Warner execs.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
First, the execs blame the Latina actress for the film’s failure because of her outspoken support of Palestine.
—Nicole Froio, Refinery29, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
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The risk when one person holds the top job for decades is that talented executives who aspire to be CEO get frustrated and leave.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Resolving the union issue has been a snag in every previous discussion to combine CBS News and CNN over the years, according to several former executives at both outlets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Temporary monitoring, including fire watch coverage, may help show that building managers took steps to supervise the property while repairs were underway.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Puck will be working with a huge team that includes 75 savory chefs, 45 pastry chefs, and 325 front-of-house staff and managers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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The production took place in two-episode blocks and was primarily chronological, with directors David Gordon Green and Charlotte Brändström at the helm.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The reasons for this are manifold, but include the fact that the Academy’s directors’ branch, which decides on the nominations, is still predominantly male, and has historically overlooked the work of women.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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Connecticut Education Association President Kate Dias said that might help explain why the state’s teachers’ unions are strongly in favor of a statewide bell-to-bell ban, while administrators and boards of education are mixed, if not against.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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The White House on Friday hosted a college sports roundtable with conference commissioners, university administrators and media stakeholders, but didn’t include athletes.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the past several months, superintendents in large urban and suburban districts — including Natomas and Twin Rivers — have signed open letters to state legislators asking for more robust funding for schools, citing economic instability and labor disputes.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Safety is always far and away the primary factor, said all 15 superintendents surveyed by The Courant.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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