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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Temperatures soared to a record-breaking 118 degrees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Aug. 7.
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Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The pace of the 2025 fires is reminiscent of the record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, which exposed millions of people in North America to hazardous smoke levels.
—Jun Wang, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Brady, 48, is expected to be at the pregame ceremony in front of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., where the quarterback led the Patriots for 20 seasons throughout his record-breaking career, according to the Associated Press.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Eric Thayer/Getty Images Air quality alerts were issued in 11 states this week as smoke from Canada's record-breaking wildfire season and California's Gifford Fire—now burning nearly 100,000 acres with only 15% containment—spread across the country.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The pace of the 2025 fires is reminiscent of the record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, which exposed millions of people in North America to hazardous smoke levels.
—Jun Wang, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Brady, 48, is expected to be at the pregame ceremony in front of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., where the quarterback led the Patriots for 20 seasons throughout his record-breaking career, according to the Associated Press.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Eric Thayer/Getty Images Air quality alerts were issued in 11 states this week as smoke from Canada's record-breaking wildfire season and California's Gifford Fire—now burning nearly 100,000 acres with only 15% containment—spread across the country.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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