exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek How to pronounce exec (audio)

Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches
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Brand execs are equally excited by HBO’s cultural juggernaut. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025 Still, the same exec who undervalued TNT’s NBA rights and then sued the league for choosing Amazon as WBD’s successor is very much a huge sports enthusiast—at least, on a personal level. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025 Fogelman, Brown, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, John Hoberg, Jess Rosenthal and Steve Beers were Season 1 exec producers. Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2025 The brand-protective execs at HBO are probably quite happy about that. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 12 June 2025 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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