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
Each exec got seven tranches of stock options with exercise prices ranging from $1,116 to $3,727 per share.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Retail exec and former Tom Dixon CEO Hans Hoegstedt has been appointed interim CEO, effective immediately.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
The cool-cat crowd is mostly in their mid-30s and above, made up of successful professionals and tastemakers—think gallery owners, fashion execs, and restaurateurs—visiting friends and family or here on business.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
The Everything Everywhere All At Once actress and the former Ferrari exec tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Geneva.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Retail exec and former Tom Dixon CEO Hans Hoegstedt has been appointed interim CEO, effective immediately.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
The cool-cat crowd is mostly in their mid-30s and above, made up of successful professionals and tastemakers—think gallery owners, fashion execs, and restaurateurs—visiting friends and family or here on business.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
The Everything Everywhere All At Once actress and the former Ferrari exec tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Geneva.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exec
Noun
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Which oil executives in attendance were not immediately clear.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Netflix has acquired the Taiwanese comedic drama A Controversial Entertainer from KC Global Media Entertainment, founded by former Sony Pictures Television executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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Junior Caminero singled, and manager Kevin Cash took somewhat of a gamble by taking out his top slugger to Richie Palacios could pinch run.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reds manager Terry Francona has appreciated his hitters’ early-game discipline.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The club wanted to offer the 37-year-old Polish striker reduced terms with a secondary role while Lewandowski was waiting to see what the club’s sporting directors would offer him.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Often, students labeled EBD are kids whom teachers and school administrators have deemed too disruptive to remain in regular classrooms.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it.—
Ariel Gilreath,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In response to an inquiry about the search, the district directed the Star-Telegram to its superintendent search page that was updated on April 9.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exec. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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