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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Denver Water's Nathan Elder said the recent snow barely moved the needle on our record-breaking low snowpack.
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
UConn might have lost in the first round without him (who could forget his record-breaking 31 points and 27 rebounds against Furman) and likely would have been run out of the gym without his 26 points and 9 rebounds against Duke.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
Coleman holds the New Bedford record for the 100-yard butterfly and was a member of the record-breaking relay team for the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle medley and 400-yard freestyle in 2025.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The four-astronaut crew of NASA's Artemis II mission is now on its way back to Earth after a record-breaking trip around the moon, traveling farther than any other humans have before.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
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Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
UConn might have lost in the first round without him (who could forget his record-breaking 31 points and 27 rebounds against Furman) and likely would have been run out of the gym without his 26 points and 9 rebounds against Duke.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
Coleman holds the New Bedford record for the 100-yard butterfly and was a member of the record-breaking relay team for the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle medley and 400-yard freestyle in 2025.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The four-astronaut crew of NASA's Artemis II mission is now on its way back to Earth after a record-breaking trip around the moon, traveling farther than any other humans have before.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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