Verb
The word is derived from excel
of Excel
Source: Webster's dictionaryActually, African-Americans have excelled in virtually every enriched environment they have been placed in, most of which they were previously barred from, and this in only the first decade or two of improved but still not equal opportunity. Source: Internet
After being a standout at Archbishop Williams, Pete excelled on the offensive line for the Eagles and was named to the All-Big East Conference first team in his final two seasons. Source: Internet
After the brothers are brought before him, Vortigern looks over their company and observes that the brothers "excelled all the rest both in nobility and in gracefulness of person." Source: Internet
Alberti also claimed that he "excelled in all bodily exercises; could, with feet tied, leap over a standing man; could in the great cathedral, throw a coin far up to ring against the vault; amused himself by taming wild horses and climbing mountains." Source: Internet
“And I know this sounds cheesy but around the time I stopped smoking, I started doing a lot of yoga and I just excelled because I was putting all of my energy into that, I wasn’t doing anything else,” she explained. Source: Internet
Although a few free verse poets have excelled at light verse outside the formal verse tradition, light verse in English is usually formal. Source: Internet