- present participle of excel.
excelling
Example Sentences
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Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
There was nothing wrong with the Madison, N.J., public school Ankur Jain’s 11-year-old son attended: Arjan was happy and excelling academically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
It is only logical that a natural forward player like Dembele in those situations has been able to thrive instead, excelling against Senegal before scoring a first-half hat-trick against Norway from that right-wing position.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Medicine is excelling at a rate it has never done before, AI is taking over as we know, so I'm really hopeful on that front."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Early on, Jim imagined himself becoming a doctor to treat such suffering, and his excelling in science classes quickened his interest.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
