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Synonyms
beat, better, eclipse, exceed, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outgun, outmatch, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, tower (over), transcend
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Where Zircon could really excel is as a nuclear weapon. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia’s New Hypersonic Missile Travels Nearly Two Miles a Second," 26 Dec. 2018 Keeping prices low Another place where wind is excelling is in contract prices. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "In 2017, four US states generated more than 30% of their electricity from wind," 27 Aug. 2018 As a child, Cameron excelled in academics and helped run the household. — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, "'Tomorrow's not a promise': A family grapples with the loss of a 4-year-old girl and her father," 30 May 2018 Throughout the season, the Crescenta Valley High softball team excelled on defense en route to winning a second straight Pacific League championship. — Charles Rich, latimes.com, "No. 2 seed Crescenta Valley softball upset in heartbreaking fashion," 23 May 2018 The Wyoming quarterback ranks poorly in nearly every area where Mayfield excels. — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns Scribbles: Why team has faith in Baker Mayfield -- Terry Pluto (photos)," 27 Apr. 2018 The bigger problem is Kennedy himself, and this is where the film excels, thanks to Clarke’s terrific performance, which embodies several aspects of the character, sometimes all at once. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Jason Clarke is terrific as Ted Kennedy in absorbing 'Chappaquiddick'," 5 Apr. 2018 While his efforts on Capitol Hill yielded little, Trump continued to excel at fighting the culture war. — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, "Behind the Hostility: How Trump and the media descended to mutual disgust," 23 July 2018 Based on the Kolmogorov School in Moscow, these schools accept only those pupils who excel in maths at exams at age 16. — The Economist, "How and why to search for young Einsteins," 22 Mar. 2018These 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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