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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Last December, the dancer reflected on his time on the record-breaking Eras Tour in an emotional Instagram post. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour will go down in history as a record-breaking feat that managed to bring tremendous amounts of joy to millions of fans, even when that didn’t seem possible. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025 Three years ago, seven episodes of Stranger Things 4 debuted at the same time, and the series didn’t reach that record-breaking weekly total until their first full week of availability from May 30-June 5. Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025 Airports across the country are seeing record-breaking travel, and this includes the United Operations Center at the Denver International Airport. Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 22 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.

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