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 Spain Grand Prix set a record for its global broadcast audience with 23 million viewers, and the average race attracted 18 million viewers, up 17%.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Once finalized, Díaz's deal would set a record for the highest average annual value for a relief pitcher ever.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers set a record this year with a payroll of about $415 million, per Cot’s Contracts.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The snowfall total also set a record for any November day in Chicago.
—Kylee Miller, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Once finalized, Díaz's deal would set a record for the highest average annual value for a relief pitcher ever.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers set a record this year with a payroll of about $415 million, per Cot’s Contracts.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The snowfall total also set a record for any November day in Chicago.
—Kylee Miller, CBS News, 30 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 18 Dec. 2025.
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