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Meanings of excel in English

Portuguese
exceler
Catalan
distingir-se
Spanish
sobresalir

Distinguish oneself.

exceler

To do something well; to distinguish oneself.

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Usage of excel in English
1
In manual training, girls excel in all artistic work; boys, in carpentry.
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2
The English excel in pantomime as much as the French in comedy.
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3
They excel at bouldering, and can certainly hold their own in lead.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
Manufacturers excel in exporting the high-quality engineering products in which Germany specializes.
Reuters
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This may be his last opportunity to excel on the international stage.
The Guardian
6
The Suetidi are of this stock and excel the rest in stature.
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In this hard school, the Greeks learned to excel in many things.
The Story of Mankind
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The 30 charity leaders who excel in social media have been named.
The Guardian
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The paper for hangings is another article in which the French excel.
Recollections of Europe
10
In fact, we believe Seagrass and Brad's team will excel at it.
News.com.au
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Banks will have to fill out enormous excel tables, the source said.
Reuters
12
Outdoor music events excel at both potential and very immediate antisocial behaviour.
The Irish Times
13
Diego Simeone's team showed it is possible to excel and to lose.
The Guardian
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The former is not by any means a business I excel in.
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Each showed the ability to do college work, even excel at it.
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Where it does excel, however, is in its graphics and sound department.
The Irish Times
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