excelled; excelling
: to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement
: to be distinguishable by superiority : surpass others
excel in sports
excelled at lipreading
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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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His reading and writing skills also excelled.
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Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Even if Jiuzhang excels at achieving high accuracy and performance on a single specialized task, China could rapidly develop similar specialized systems for various tasks in drug discovery, artificial intelligence, and even defense applications in the future.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Someone might not articulate their experience well in a structured format but excel in conversation.
—Malte Kramer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Boudreaux excelled in athletics from an early age, particularly basketball.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Even if Jiuzhang excels at achieving high accuracy and performance on a single specialized task, China could rapidly develop similar specialized systems for various tasks in drug discovery, artificial intelligence, and even defense applications in the future.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Someone might not articulate their experience well in a structured format but excel in conversation.
—Malte Kramer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Boudreaux excelled in athletics from an early age, particularly basketball.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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“Excel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excel. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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