exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek How to pronounce exec (audio)
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Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Cogan is lead writer on ‘Boys of Tommen’ and also an exec producer alongside author of the series, Walsh, wiip’s Paul Lee, Hope Hartman and Sean Flanagan, Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, James Seidman and Annika Patten and Drama Republic’s Greg Brenman and Deena Butt. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026 The league is about to start renegotiating its media deals—thanks to an opt-out clause in its current $120 billion contracts—and commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly hosted some media execs in his box for the game. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026 For a little context, the dunk contest, the bright idea of Rick Welts, then a rising exec in the NBA and now the Mavs’ CEO, was only in its third year and still a draw of the league’s elite. Kevin Sherrington feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 Storms says before introducing the centennial spots, NBC execs had to first decide how and why the network would tout its anniversary. Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exec

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of exec was in 1896

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“Exec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exec. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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