on record

phrase

1

: in the position of having publicly declared oneself

went on record as opposed to higher taxes

2

: being known, published, or documented

the judge's opinion is on record

Examples of on record in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Only 1,221 entered over the same period, through subsidiaries, factories or representative offices, the fewest on record outside the Covid-19 pandemic. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

In space history terms, this is not the fastest of its kind on record either. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

The World Health Organization has said the outbreak continues to outpace efforts to track and slow the spread, and is set to exceed West Africa’s regional outbreak between 2014 and 2016 — the deadliest on record — which killed 11,000 people. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Indonesia is also seeing significant wildfire outbreaks, with this fire season currently on track to rival the worst on record there, which occurred during a previous super El Niño in 2015 to 2016. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on record

• checkerboard
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• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
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• paperboard
• plasterboard