break the record

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: 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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Ogwumike scored 23 points Wednesday night in a 96-87 loss at Minnesota to tie the mark of 6,263 points set by Lisa Leslie, and hit a short jumper about three minutes into the game Friday to break the record. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

In order to officially break the record, there were rules that had to be followed, said Chloe McCarthy, an official adjudicator for Guinness World Records. — Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 12 July 2026

With eight passengers on each boat, Rip Roarin’ Falls is expected to break the record for tallest log flume drop (100 feet), tallest reverse drop (42 feet), and tallest reverse camelback (32 feet). — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026

The university had set out to break the record in celebration of its milestone birthday and encouraged its students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and community members to don dinosaur costumes to participate in its Rex's Jurassic Jamboree. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

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