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Synonyms for excel
Synonyms
beat, better, eclipse, exceed, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outgun, outmatch, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, tower (over), transcend
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The Panthers have excelled as a team, following their first state tournament appearance with a 24-4 mark through Sept. 3. — Jack Marrion Staff Writer, Houston Chronicle, "Fort Bend area volleyball stars honored by AVCA," 9 Sep. 2019 Moore has excelled in place of injured, more notable defensive ends such as Dee Ford, Nick Bosa and Ronald Blair. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "What’s driving 49ers’ Damontre Moore into final audition?," 29 Aug. 2019 Set designer Joel Colbourn and his volunteer construction crew has once again excelled in presenting the play through very detailed and visually-lovely sets. — Pomerado News, "REVIEW: PowPAC’s ‘Private Lives’ is full of comedy and action," 21 Aug. 2019 Trump, who often seems most comfortable on rally stages with deeply partisan crowds, has not excelled at projecting empathy in public, often mixing what can sound like perfunctory expressions of grief with awkward offhand remarks. — Jill Colvin, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump faces protests as he visits Dayton, El Paso," 7 Aug. 2019 Trump, who often seems most comfortable on rally stages with deeply partisan crowds, has not excelled at projecting empathy in public, often mixing what can sound like perfunctory expressions of grief with awkward offhand remarks. — Jill Colvin, The Denver Post, "Trump faces protests as he visits Dayton, El Paso following mass shootings," 7 Aug. 2019 Trump, who often seems most comfortable on rally stages with deeply partisan crowds, has not excelled at projecting empathy, mixing what can sound like perfunctory expressions of grief with awkward offhand remarks. — Jill Colvin, Fortune, "Trump Will Speak in Dayton and El Paso Today Following Mass Shootings," 7 Aug. 2019 The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Baker has excelled at recruiting events this spring and summer, including a nifty 1-handed catch at The Opening Finals in Frisco, Texas. — Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al.com, "Recruiting notebook: Bama commit headed to national all-star game," 23 July 2019 But no woman has excelled on grass in the last 20 years more frequently than Williams, who has won seven singles titles at the All England Club. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Serena Williams Reminds the Wimbledon Field That She Is Still a Force," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'excel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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