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
Most distribution execs wouldn’t touch it; actors won’t talk about it.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s a question execs in the league have asked, and one Anarumo seems to have addressed by simplifying things of late.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In exchange for their candor, execs were granted full anonymity.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Crucially, however, most execs said the league is screaming out for bigger changes.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
However, Apple’s willingness to shift on the fly impressed execs.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The assumption among all three execs was that Philadelphia would get Jalen Hurts back from his concussion in time for the playoffs.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But our hero had to move on, leaving lovers, followers, record company execs in his wake.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024
Hollywood execs certainly hope so.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s a question execs in the league have asked, and one Anarumo seems to have addressed by simplifying things of late.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In exchange for their candor, execs were granted full anonymity.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Crucially, however, most execs said the league is screaming out for bigger changes.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
However, Apple’s willingness to shift on the fly impressed execs.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The assumption among all three execs was that Philadelphia would get Jalen Hurts back from his concussion in time for the playoffs.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But our hero had to move on, leaving lovers, followers, record company execs in his wake.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024
Hollywood execs certainly hope so.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execs
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The key is empowering your managers with the tools and resources to thrive while also fostering a culture of trust, ownership and adaptability.Matthew Conlin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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What also matters is how these managers handle their own stress and behaviors toward their teams.Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The two witness and experience so much abuse that Elwood finally decides to fight back, despite the risk of retaliation by the school's administrators.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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The project, helmed by directors Radha Mehta and Saif Jaan, explores the story of an imam facing a moral crossroads between upholding traditional mosque values and protecting a male congregant’s spiritual journey.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
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Emerging risks vary considerably for directors and officers across regions and organizations.John M. Bremen, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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That includes about 700 traditional equipment operators along with roughly 300 seasonal workers, supervisors, superintendents and engineering technicians, Cadue said.Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
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Since the grand jury report was released in 2022, the district has had three permanent and two temporary superintendents.Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Execs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execs. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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