record-breaking
adjective
: better, greater, higher, etc., than any other in the past : beyond any previous record
a record-breaking high jump
The outdoor concert drew a record-breaking crowd to the park.
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On May 13, Sotheby’s sold one of Wright’s furniture pieces—a rare double-pedestal lamp—for a record-breaking $7.5 million.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
One early winner from President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East is undoubtedly Boeing, and new, record-breaking deals, could give it the runway to soar after a bad year.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Japan has seen the number of visitors surge to a record-breaking 10.5 million in the first three months of 2025, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Si Woo Kim has done it again - rewriting history with yet another record-breaking hole-in-one.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
One early winner from President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East is undoubtedly Boeing, and new, record-breaking deals, could give it the runway to soar after a bad year.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Japan has seen the number of visitors surge to a record-breaking 10.5 million in the first three months of 2025, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Si Woo Kim has done it again - rewriting history with yet another record-breaking hole-in-one.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for record-breaking
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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