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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This year was a game-changer, with a record-breaking price tag of almost $11 billion spent on political campaigns. —

Kris Qiu, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The move would be Swift's exclamation point on a massive, record-breaking tour. —

Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 For the 17-day holiday period starting Friday and continuing through Jan. 5, 2.9 million passengers are expected at the airport — a 1% increase over last year’s record-breaking season, the airport announced Thursday. —

Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024 The college announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18, that the Time Athlete of the Year will be honored in a Feb. 2, 2025 ceremony, and her No. 22 Iowa jersey will be retired in celebration of Clark’s record-breaking college career. —

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