break the record

idiom

: to perform better than anyone or anything else or to achieve something no other person or thing has achieved

He broke the record for the high jump.

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The Celtics will break the record for the highest valuation in an NBA control sale (currently $4 billion), but by how much? —

Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Women in Congress: Rep. Elise Stefanik, the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House, is leading a charge to break the record for GOP women serving in the chamber. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024 In Paris, Biles could break the record for the most Olympic gold medals earned by an American gymnast. —

Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 July 2024 The event puts Harris on track to break the record for Grand Canyon State visits leading up to a presidential election. —

Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for break the record

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