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excel at

Verb

Meaning

be good at

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As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future. Indra Nooyi

That's wrong," she declared. "Everyone must have one thing that they can excel at. It's just a matter of drawing it out, isn't it? But school doesn't know how to draw it out. It crushes the gift. It's no wonder most people never get to be what they want to be. They just get ground down. Haruki Murakami

I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. David Kay

Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that. Iggy Pop

The only exercise I excel at is jumping to conclusions. James N. Miller

I excel at pulling strings!” said Arachne. "I'm a spider! Rick Riordan

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