excel
- to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well: to excel in math.
- to surpass; be superior to; outdo: He excels all other poets of his day.
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shine, transcend, outdo, exceed, cap, beat, top, wax, eclipse, better, outshine, outstrip, pass, surmount, best, predominate, outrivalExamples from the Web for excel
Contemporary Examples of excel
Life seemed to have little meaning; a need to excel was almost gone.
Can it be exported to Excel, or a comma-separated file, for instance?
In her own way, Woodley is inspiring young women to succeed and excel.
One of her deputy chiefs of staff keeps track of the tracker, an Excel spreadsheet, she says.
It made my journey a longer one, but I really wanted to excel in the theater.
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Historical Examples of excel
But, in spite of these ordinary defects, he was fond of his work and wishful to excel in it.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
All his promotion had come from trying to excel in his routine work.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
That is, he could work wonders like the fairies and excel the doctors in curing diseases.
Welsh Fairy TalesWilliam Elliott Griffis
They do not hope to excel the Greeks, but are content to remain their pupils.
Introductory American HistoryHenry Eldridge Bourne
Thus is excited among those so brought together a spirit of competition, and a desire in their turn to excel.
excel
- to be superior to (another or others); surpass
- (intr; foll by in or at) to be outstandingly good or proficienthe excels at tennis