set a record
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: to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved
She set a record for the most sales in the history of the company.
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The price also set a record for an amount fetched by a Klimt.
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
And the 55-degree low temperature also set a record for that date.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, South African Marlene Dumas — who only last week became the first contemporary female artist to join the Louvre’s permanent collection — set a record for the highest amount paid for a living female artist.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
That game came a day after Ohtani set a record by reaching base nine consecutive times on two homers, two doubles and five walks, four of them intentional.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
And the 55-degree low temperature also set a record for that date.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, South African Marlene Dumas — who only last week became the first contemporary female artist to join the Louvre’s permanent collection — set a record for the highest amount paid for a living female artist.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
That game came a day after Ohtani set a record by reaching base nine consecutive times on two homers, two doubles and five walks, four of them intentional.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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