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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At time of publication, Šobat was training to break the record once again.
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Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Six straight Mean Green scoring drives sent the 49ers’ smallest home crowd of the season (9,629) to the exits early in the fourth quarter, as Mestemaker stayed in the game until the two-minute warning to break the record.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
The film could manage to break the record with the addition of a new casting category this year.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The mission is also set to break the record for the furthest human spaceflight from Earth.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
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Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Six straight Mean Green scoring drives sent the 49ers’ smallest home crowd of the season (9,629) to the exits early in the fourth quarter, as Mestemaker stayed in the game until the two-minute warning to break the record.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
The film could manage to break the record with the addition of a new casting category this year.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The mission is also set to break the record for the furthest human spaceflight from Earth.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Break the record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20the%20record. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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