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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John Cena has had plenty of battles inside the ring and is about to go through one more in pursuit of a record-breaking 17th WWE championship at WrestleMania 41 next week.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There have been bright spots along the way, like 2023’s record-breaking competition lineup, which included seven films directed by women in a field of 21, plus an eventual Palme d’Or win for Justine Triet (only the third woman to win the festival’s top prize).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Shiffrin won her record-breaking 100th World Cup skiing event earlier this year after making a miraculous return to skiing less than three months after sustaining a puncture to her abdomen during a crash at a competition in Vermont last November.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Football Association of Zambia announced the changes, which affected Orlando Pride goal scorer Barbra Banda, Bay FC’s record-breaking transfer Racheal Kundananji, Prisca Chilufya and Grace Chanda, last week.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There have been bright spots along the way, like 2023’s record-breaking competition lineup, which included seven films directed by women in a field of 21, plus an eventual Palme d’Or win for Justine Triet (only the third woman to win the festival’s top prize).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Shiffrin won her record-breaking 100th World Cup skiing event earlier this year after making a miraculous return to skiing less than three months after sustaining a puncture to her abdomen during a crash at a competition in Vermont last November.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The Football Association of Zambia announced the changes, which affected Orlando Pride goal scorer Barbra Banda, Bay FC’s record-breaking transfer Racheal Kundananji, Prisca Chilufya and Grace Chanda, last week.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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