break the record
idiom
: to perform better than anyone or anything else or to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved
He broke the record for the high jump.
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Smith had 12 assists to increase his career total to 893 and break the record formerly held by Cassius Winston, who compiled 890 career assists with Michigan State from 2017-20.
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Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
That will complicate Garrett's path to a sack, but rest assured the soon-to-be 30-year-old will be motivated to break the record.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
The track also helped Shakira break the record of Most Top 10 hits on both Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay charts by a female artist.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
Highs are expected to flirt near 80 degrees across North Texas Saturday, which will potentially break the record for the daily high temperatures on this date, which was set at 79 degrees in 2010.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
That will complicate Garrett's path to a sack, but rest assured the soon-to-be 30-year-old will be motivated to break the record.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
The track also helped Shakira break the record of Most Top 10 hits on both Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay charts by a female artist.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
Highs are expected to flirt near 80 degrees across North Texas Saturday, which will potentially break the record for the daily high temperatures on this date, which was set at 79 degrees in 2010.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Break the record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20the%20record. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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