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.

Examples of record-breaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Duffy had previously warned of the staffing strain on air traffic controllers around the United States amid the record-breaking government shutdown. —James Powel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

As the record-breaking government shutdown continues to disrupt American life, airports, airlines and travelers are waiting to see how flight capacity reductions will affect air travel. —Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025

Congressional Democrats, fresh off multiple election night victories, are demanding that Republicans meet them at the negotiating table to end the record-breaking government shutdown. —Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025

The team couldn't have done it without Little's record-breaking 68-yard field goal at the end of the first half of the contest. —Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for record-breaking

• merrymaking
• moneymaking
• overtaking
• papermaking
• undertaking
• aching
• baking
• braking
• breaking
• caking
• faking
• flaking