excelled; excelling
: to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement
: to be distinguishable by superiority : surpass others
excel in sports
excelled at lipreading
Examples of excel in a Sentence
She excels everyone else in sports.
the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously
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Marcus Rashford is back in the England team after excelling for Aston Villa.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Watching Alex Caruso excel in the playoffs might be the only reason for Chicago Bulls fans to watch the NBA Finals.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
And despite being the retailer’s first-ever mattress, the bed excels at accommodating all sleep positions, Baker says.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Everything that usually culminates into a beatdown of this level, New York excelled at.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Watching Alex Caruso excel in the playoffs might be the only reason for Chicago Bulls fans to watch the NBA Finals.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
And despite being the retailer’s first-ever mattress, the bed excels at accommodating all sleep positions, Baker says.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Everything that usually culminates into a beatdown of this level, New York excelled at.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Excel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excel. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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