as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously
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Recent Examples of excel
Farrar offered the following on Hunter: One of the things that makes Hunter so remarkable on both sides of the ball is his ability to excel both outside and in the slot.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Felton’s improving draft stock was aided by excelling at the Senior Bowl and NFL scouting combine.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Veterans excel under pressure, having trained for years in mission-critical environments.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Plus, apartment dwellers will love to hear (or recommend to their upstairs neighbors) that wool fabric excels in sound absorption.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Felton’s improving draft stock was aided by excelling at the Senior Bowl and NFL scouting combine.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Veterans excel under pressure, having trained for years in mission-critical environments.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Plus, apartment dwellers will love to hear (or recommend to their upstairs neighbors) that wool fabric excels in sound absorption.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excel
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It was found that 99.7% of the bigmouth buffalo were over 50 years old — many pushing 80 or 90 and some exceeding 100.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Following a trial exceeding five hours, Judge Edwin Rijo ruled that Riibe, classified as a witness, should have full rights under Dominican law and unrestricted freedom of movement.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Green tea also surpasses the antioxidant content of coffee, which is usually roasted.—
Maria Goldbach,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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This means the total number of Texas cases linked to the outbreak in roughly two months has surpassed the number confirmed for the entirety of last year in the U.S., which saw 285 cases nationwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In fact, plenty of research has shown that both exercise and diet can better your numbers on a handful of cardiometabolic measures, independent of any fat loss.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
26 Mar. 2025
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Maybe in the future researchers and trainers could be more hip to what these differences may be and how to better tailor strengthening and training methods accordingly.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Yet the blue and gold had already eclipsed 120 points in the game.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jakob’s career then eclipsed those of his older brothers, with Filip and particularly Henrik now his de facto coaches.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Alabama uses tempo — relentless, unforgiving, exhausting tempo — as the fuel for averaging 90.8 points per game, tops in the nation.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Eden Chuang, Menlo School swimming: The senior, an Army commit, won and qualified for CCS in three events at a West Bay Athletic League meet on Wednesday, topping the 100 breaststroke, the 200 individual medley and 200 free relay.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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