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
Thanks to the development of new, lightweight rotors, engineers in Germany have created a small wind turbine that excels at efficiency, even when breezes aren't blowing strongly.
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New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet while elite athletes receive mental and physical training to excel under stress, most employees are left to push through on their own.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Lemon has excelled in the slot this season with sure hands and a will to break through anything that gets in his way of the end zone.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
But Microsoft is signaling its ongoing enhancements to Copilot have made the assistant smart enough to excel at understanding natural conversation and carrying out the commands.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet while elite athletes receive mental and physical training to excel under stress, most employees are left to push through on their own.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Lemon has excelled in the slot this season with sure hands and a will to break through anything that gets in his way of the end zone.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
But Microsoft is signaling its ongoing enhancements to Copilot have made the assistant smart enough to excel at understanding natural conversation and carrying out the commands.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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In a statement on Friday, the Chinese Embassy in Chile said that China strengthens supervision of the country's deep-sea fishing by conducting 24-hour monitoring of its vessels and requiring them to report their positions hourly, far exceeding international standards.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Liu Yi Media, founded in 2022 by author Mo Jian Shao Ye, produces over 20 original short dramas a month and holds a library exceeding 500 titles.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The aquarium met and surpassed its goal to raise the funds for its sea otter conservation program in less than eight hours, averaging about $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, MacDonald said.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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And in recent weeks the S & P 500 surpassed 6,666 for the first time, registering a ten-bagger since the financial-crisis bottom of 666 set in March 2009.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Studies that compare genetic variation between pairs of siblings have been able to better control for socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as parenting practices and ethnicities; in these studies, the direct effects of DNA on IQ look even smaller, still with no hint of a biological mechanism.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, majorities said the Republican president has definitely or probably not improved the functioning of government (59%) or bettered the nation’s standing on the world stage (60%).—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Calvin Austin, who continues to nurse a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the team's Week 6 game, is the only other wide receiver to eclipse 100 receiving yards on the season.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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New York — Build-A-Bear Workshop, the nearly 30-year-old toy brand, is having a breakout moment, eclipsing some of Wall Street’s biggest winners by targeting customers across a broad age range.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Two movies followed in 2011 and 2014, both of which topped the UK box office.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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The chart-topping rapper took to Instagram with a heartfelt post acknowledging her 33rd lap around the sun.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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