excel
verb (used without object)
to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well.
are excelling
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present progressiveof excel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The many good, young players they let go are excelling on other teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2024
So, a lot of them will be similar to that sort of persona, folks who haven’t really made their big second contract yet but are excelling and outperforming the contract that they’re currently in.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
“Because we want young women and Americans to know that women are excelling and being celebrated regardless of their political affiliation.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
“Not only do many women — like men — want combat jobs, but they are excelling in these roles.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023
I do it because, as they are excelling parts of poesy, so is there none so much used in England, and none can be more pitifully abused.
From English literary criticism by Various
