record-breaking

adjective

: better, greater, higher, etc., than any other in the past : beyond any previous record

a record-breaking high jump

The outdoor concert drew a record-breaking crowd to the park.

Examples of record-breaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ken Griffin’s record-breaking $2 billion gift to establish a Carnegie Mellon University campus in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was lauded as the single largest donation to a higher education institution in history. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

The parade of atmospheric river storms that could soak flatlanders could just as easily deliver record-breaking powder at higher, colder elevations. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

In the last fiscal year, Economics Arkansas issued a record-breaking 14,034 professional development hours to 5,116 educators in 210 training sessions, and 19,507 students participated in The Stock Market Game™. — Michael Poore Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Fresh off their 10-city, 16-day North American tour, which included the historic Shea Stadium opener filled with a record-breaking 55,000 screaming fans, the Beatles had only four weeks to record the album in time for a pre-Christmas release. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for record-breaking

• merrymaking
• moneymaking
• overtaking
• papermaking
• undertaking
• aching
• baking
• braking
• breaking
• caking
• faking
• flaking