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.
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So, what makes South Park, which has enjoyed record-breaking viewership across its last two back-to-back seasons, so untouchable in the vengeful eyes of the leader of the free world?
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Nov. 2025
The result was culture shifting—frenzied speculation, record-breaking viewing figures, Kate Bush flying up the charts.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
After reading about the nonagenarian’s record-breaking races, Simone Porcelli, an Italian professor of human physiology at the University of Pavia (located almost 19 miles south of Milan), contacted Mazzenga to be part of a study called the TRAJECTORAGE Project.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The Chiefs are set to take on the Dallas Cowboys and the record-breaking tight end will be on the field.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Nov. 2025
The result was culture shifting—frenzied speculation, record-breaking viewing figures, Kate Bush flying up the charts.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
After reading about the nonagenarian’s record-breaking races, Simone Porcelli, an Italian professor of human physiology at the University of Pavia (located almost 19 miles south of Milan), contacted Mazzenga to be part of a study called the TRAJECTORAGE Project.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The Chiefs are set to take on the Dallas Cowboys and the record-breaking tight end will be on the field.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for record-breaking
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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