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
Continue reading … ‘IN A GOOD POSITION’ – Ford exec says automaker is working with Trump on tariffs.
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FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
We're also introduced to Josh Brolin's villainous TV exec, Dan Killian, and Colman Domingo's flamboyant host, Bobby Thompson.
—EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Here’s why Extreme trade and immigration policies could slow growth and fuel stagflation, strategist warns
How investors can navigate the Sam Altman vs. Elon Musk feud, according to a Deutsche Bank exec
Donald Trump wants a sovereign wealth fund.
—Nyse, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
We are increasingly surveilled, our content is being fed to AI that then spits slop back out, and tech execs are hostile to our very existence.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
We're also introduced to Josh Brolin's villainous TV exec, Dan Killian, and Colman Domingo's flamboyant host, Bobby Thompson.
—EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Here’s why Extreme trade and immigration policies could slow growth and fuel stagflation, strategist warns
How investors can navigate the Sam Altman vs. Elon Musk feud, according to a Deutsche Bank exec
Donald Trump wants a sovereign wealth fund.
—Nyse, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
We are increasingly surveilled, our content is being fed to AI that then spits slop back out, and tech execs are hostile to our very existence.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exec
Noun
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Creator Lorne Michaels will executive produce Saturday Night Live UK.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The former sports executive was involved in the 2011 decision to hire former Princeton coach Guy Gadowsky as Penn State’s head coach.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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General manager Chris Drury has to make decisions involving his coach, his core and the players in supporting roles.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both Mavs general manager Nico Harrison and Dumont have stated the team has no intentions of leaving Dallas.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The director, Philip Barantini, at the helm for all four episodes, suffocates both the characters and the audience with a long sequence at Jamie’s school, where the officers have come to question the boy’s classmates.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Dukakis broke ground by speaking openly about her struggles and championed support for the homeless and political refugees, said Maria Ivanova, director of Northeastern University’s Policy School, which hosts the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some administrators have privately seethed at the proposal, cynical at the motives of the power countries.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ostensibly, all of these actions were taken because of the university administrators' approach to protests about the conflict in Gaza, which the administration has characterized as allowing antisemitism.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In autumn cooling temperatures push superintendents into a transition mode, preparing their courses for frost and snow.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Head was a plumber and moved up the ranks to superintendent.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exec. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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