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
To representatives like you, no thank you … is probably what some public-media execs have been thinking this week.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 July 2025
The former Indianapolis Colts punter has feuded with ESPN execs since joining the company.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Google exec Sameer Samat got his foot in the door at the $2 tech giant not with the perfect resume or cover letter—but rather the confidence to cold email its billionaire cofounder Sergey Brin in the middle of the night.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
In the company’s Q2 2025 earnings call on Thursday, the exec said the cowboy trend is evolving into a softer and subtler aesthetic.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 July 2025
The former Indianapolis Colts punter has feuded with ESPN execs since joining the company.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Google exec Sameer Samat got his foot in the door at the $2 tech giant not with the perfect resume or cover letter—but rather the confidence to cold email its billionaire cofounder Sergey Brin in the middle of the night.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
In the company’s Q2 2025 earnings call on Thursday, the exec said the cowboy trend is evolving into a softer and subtler aesthetic.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exec
Noun
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Training on principles of personal security and self-defense should executives or their family fear for their physical safety.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The series is executive produced by Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The company's senior sales manager, Lauren Doubrava, told the Free Press that the Friends of the Fitz proposed the idea.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Good morning from Miami, As Padres players and coaches lined up to shake hands last night at the end of a 2-1 victory over the Marlins, pitching coach Ruben Niebla turned to manager Mike Shildt and showed him a piece of paper.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Still, the state of regional bus service remains a concern, according to Megan Owens, executive director of the regional advocacy group Transportation Riders United.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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The actor, along with an assistant director, were accused of raping an extra on the set of 2004's Hustle & Flow, but charges against them were later dropped, according to Variety.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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Orange County Public Schools declined the Orlando Sentinel’s request to speak with administrators and teachers at Brookshire about this year’s grade.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Church administrators did not return requests Monday for additional comment.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In 2022 he was named superintendent in Calvert County with a four-year contract at an annual salary of $215,000, according to reports.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Grantley Williams, acting superintendent of police for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, said in a Facebook video that Tarrence was last seen leaving the Paradise Inn, where the couple was staying in the Grace Bay Area of the island.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exec. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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