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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The fight is expected to draw a record-breaking crowd at Allegiant Stadium and pull in impressive numbers for Netflix. Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 White is a record-breaking snowboarder, while Dobrev played Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce (the hottest vampire of all time and her doppelgänger) on The CW’s Vampire Diaries. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025 Environmental scientists have already termed this project a ‘vanity height’ construction – building far beyond practicality merely for record-breaking purposes. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 Prior to its local April opening, Face Off 8 pre-sold a record-breaking 131K in advance tickets. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 10 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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