- present tense form of excel (3rd person singular).
excels
Example Sentences
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Although Cousins is in the twilight of his career, he has thrown a league-high nine touchdown passes, thriving in a system that emphasizes play action schemes and quickly diagnosing coverages, two areas where Cousins excels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Google said Argon excels at complex tasks in software engineering, legal and financial work and cyber defense, with a leading ability to find and fix critical software flaws.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Crack open a new book: Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, excels at writing about alternative futures.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
This is where the documentary excels - capturing the sheer surge of affection that greeted Oasis's return.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
I’m thinking about what Ainsley said and wondering what a person who excels looks like.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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