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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 execs
During the past several months, execs have taken steps to wean themselves from NBCU, decamping to a new Midtown Manhattan corporate headquarters and making deals with a number of other suppliers for news, sports and entertainment programming.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 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
Lionsgate execs also talked about possibly participating in the current round of industry consolidation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
For execs, the heavy lifting is largely over once the national team rosters are selected.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The execs had seen firsthand what was wrong, and recognized that the IRS’s first CEO is richly equipped to deliver the fix.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The prospect of Shiffrin pairing with Lindsey Vonn, who’s excelled in the downhills this season, to fight for USA gold surely has NBC execs salivating.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Obviously, there’s still plenty of room for growth, but nothing Weiss said this week about rethinking news hasn’t been said a million times before by other execs at CBS News and its linear rivals.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
The screening was attended by Mike Tyson, Queen Rania of Jordan, Apple CEO Tim Cook, photographer Ellen von Unwerth, Tony Robbins, Erika Kirk, and Amazon execs Mike Hopkins and Andy Jassy, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 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
Lionsgate execs also talked about possibly participating in the current round of industry consolidation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
For execs, the heavy lifting is largely over once the national team rosters are selected.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The execs had seen firsthand what was wrong, and recognized that the IRS’s first CEO is richly equipped to deliver the fix.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The prospect of Shiffrin pairing with Lindsey Vonn, who’s excelled in the downhills this season, to fight for USA gold surely has NBC execs salivating.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Obviously, there’s still plenty of room for growth, but nothing Weiss said this week about rethinking news hasn’t been said a million times before by other execs at CBS News and its linear rivals.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
The screening was attended by Mike Tyson, Queen Rania of Jordan, Apple CEO Tim Cook, photographer Ellen von Unwerth, Tony Robbins, Erika Kirk, and Amazon execs Mike Hopkins and Andy Jassy, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
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Three months ago, GE Vernova struck a $50 million partnership with MIT, covering research funding, graduate student fellowships, internships, and professional development programs for its own executives.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In between explaining the Capex increase, executives on Wednesday's call played up AI wins from the quarter.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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The funding round draws support from major alternative asset managers, signaling a shift in how the private sector views advanced nuclear deployment.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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People with non-linear paths often worry about how their experience and qualifications will be perceived by hiring managers, investors, or senior leaders.—
Ashley Herd,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Two city directors were absent.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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This year’s selections focused on characters as a core driver of IP competitiveness, recognizing the actors who portrayed beloved characters alongside the directors, producers and writers who brought them to life.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wayne Township also offers a three-year apprenticeship program, and administrators are pursuing virtual work opportunities for students for whom transportation could be a barrier.—
Carley Lanich,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
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School administrators are preparing for immigration-enforcement operations at pickup and drop-off.—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Oklahoman asked superintendents, principals, teachers, and guidance counselors from across the Oklahoma City area to participate in the Student of the Week program by sending nominations for their student.—
Darla Rivera,
Oklahoman,
9 Feb. 2026
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If that number is amount is exceeded, and some schools have reached that point in Metro Detroit, superintendents need to ask state officials for additional emergency days or start scheduling makeup days.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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