excels

verb

present tense third-person singular of excel
as in surpasses
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 excels Google said the model excels at coding and on some benchmarks, its performance equalled that of larger models from rival AI companies, but completed them at a much lower cost. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Robinson and Uche are the top two players in this unit, but Miami needs to add an edge who excels at setting the edge, which is why Ojabo and Ferrell survive the first round of cuts. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 China excels in hardware China has plenty of humanoid robots to work with. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 And even though Skubal excels at compartmentalizing, Roberts had one request for the Tigers. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 It’s also not designed for training AI models, an area where Nvidia technology excels. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Flowers decamped to Nashville, hired producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado, whose work excels at mimicking the textures of older records, and recruited a band full of session-pro ringers. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026 According to our scoring methodology, Sallie Mae excels has some of the lowest starting interest rates, while SoFi excels at customer service. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 The car excels in ride comfort and agility, with a particularly effective Intelligent Recuperation system for city driving. — Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excels
  1. surpasses
  2. exceeds
  3. tops
  4. eclipses
Verb
  • The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135-million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In a recent report, Wells Fargo said the pipeline of GLP-1 weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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  • The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The goal is to collect a total net credit that at least matches or exceeds the width of the call spread such that even an extraordinary upside move would not result in a loss.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • Burns said a panel of judges selected by the library reads each entry and then comes to a consensus on which piece tops the list, as well as what finished second and third.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Gibson tops the area’s Top 100 players to watch list after rushing for 2,263 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops
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  • The toll eclipses that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The toll eclipses that of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipses

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“Excels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excels. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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