execs

noun

plural of exec
as in executives
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 Turness, who is among the most experienced news and content execs in western media, is certainly a coup for the business. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Veteran execs Chelsea Barnard and Matthew Budman also rejoined the company as co-heads of film. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Claire’s doesn’t have a CEO right now; it’s being run by Ames Watson with execs Cueff and Carey Brezler leading retail operations. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Epic execs acknowledged the need for rapid AI adoption, fearing patients may bypass traditional systems for health information. — Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Netflix execs no doubt long ago figured out how to tune out the nattering nabobs of negativism, understanding that such scrutiny — from both consumers and the press — is the unavoidable by-product of success. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 Sources tell Variety that Mason and other Grammy executives have been in discussion with artists and execs representing K-pop, J-pop, C-pop, India and more. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Since the ‘60s, Hollywood had been out of step with the changing culture, and lost studio execs were desperate to cash in on any and all hits. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
  1. executives
  2. managers
  3. directors
  4. administrators
  5. superintendents
Noun
  • The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Head scribes Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and episodic directors for the remainder of the series, were let go.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • Independent monitor reports from June 22 to July 3 show that as a result of staffing issues, administrators paused admission of new patients.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • School administrators later determined that no student by that name was enrolled there, according to the affidavit.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of superintendents

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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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