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 Yet Huang, who co-founded Nvidia in 1993, possessed other abilities that even top execs could find hard to match, according to the company's followers. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026 Studio execs shuffle Former Tubi chief executive takes top job at SiriusXM. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 Innanen wowed Netflix execs with his turn as Paul Baker in Adults, an FX hangout sitcom compared to a Gen Z version of Friends or New Girl. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026 And speakers have at times pushed back against audience questions that blame all AI adoption on strawman arguments about greedy producers and execs who could afford to pay artists but simply don’t want to. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026 With the completion of Fox’s Roku acquisition, several execs are departing, including Roku Media president Charlie Collier and Tubi CEO Anjali Sud. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Greg Olsen is in the final year of his deal at Fox and is looking for a new home, while current NFL names like Travis Kelce and Sean McVay have bubbled up as potential TV talent in chats with agents and network execs. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
  1. executives
  2. managers
  3. directors
  4. administrators
  5. superintendents
Noun
  • Chief Executive Masatoshi Kumagai and other GMO executives bowed deeply repeatedly, as is the custom here, at a news conference in Tokyo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When OpenAI’s top executives were appointed drivers and private security, Anna would sometimes be spotted in the car with Greg, taking him to work, according to former colleagues.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • The source must be reliable, in a position to have accurate information and approved by news managers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Dutch Bros staffers, from store owners to senior managers, have been put through the course for years to understand the hard work of the chain’s 25,000 broistas churning out drinks.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • After the lab concludes, the filmmaker cohort will participate in a yearlong support program involving monthly meetings with directors, screenwriters, agents, managers, producers, and executives.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Seemingly all the hot young horror directors honed their craft, and built their respective fan bases, online before their theatrical breakouts.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • The letter was signed by school district members, unions representing thousands of teachers, school aides and administrators, as well as San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The school is faced with how to manage, embrace and integrate AI use while weighing the opinions of campus stakeholders, from faculty, administrators and students.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • McCarty said the city decided to bring all six superintendents together because officials from surrounding districts also wanted better communication about nearby ICE activity.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Even under mayoral control in New York City, the city is largely responsible for the public schools’ budget and the mayor appoints not only the chancellor and a majority of school board members but also subordinate superintendents and staff.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of superintendents

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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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