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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The Islanders were also the perfect opponent against whom Ovechkin could break the record.
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Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This means all the Thunder need to do to break the record Sunday is not lose by 33 or more points to the Pelicans.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
With the Hall of Famer in attendance, Ovechkin entered Friday night’s contest needing three goals to break the record and two to tie it.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The Sox swept that series and didn’t break the record for losses until the next day in Detroit.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This means all the Thunder need to do to break the record Sunday is not lose by 33 or more points to the Pelicans.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
With the Hall of Famer in attendance, Ovechkin entered Friday night’s contest needing three goals to break the record and two to tie it.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
The Sox swept that series and didn’t break the record for losses until the next day in Detroit.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Break the record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20the%20record. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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