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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Double the size of the Coachella Music Festival population, Primavera Sound’s 23rd edition has welcomed a record-breaking number of attendees.
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Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
This year's Congressional Baseball Game raised a record-breaking $2.75 million for charity.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
After nearly two years of coordinating their demanding careers — including Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour — the couple, both 35, is entering a less chaotic chapter.
—Sarah Jones, People.com, 12 June 2025
The roughly two-week-long flight will be commanded by record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who is now Axiom's director of human spaceflight.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
This year's Congressional Baseball Game raised a record-breaking $2.75 million for charity.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
After nearly two years of coordinating their demanding careers — including Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour — the couple, both 35, is entering a less chaotic chapter.
—Sarah Jones, People.com, 12 June 2025
The roughly two-week-long flight will be commanded by record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who is now Axiom's director of human spaceflight.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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