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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Air travel was projected by AAA to break the record this past holiday season with almost 7.9 million people, surpassing the previous record of 7.5 million last year.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
The world-famous violin is estimated to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s New York next month where it’s estimated to fetch anywhere from $12 million to $18 million, a sum that would break the record for the most expensive instrument ever sold, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
In New Hampshire, both major-party candidates were women, so either way a woman would win there — and help break the record for the most women serving simultaneously as governor at one time.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Until the injury, Ovechkin was on pace to break the record sometime in February.
—Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
The world-famous violin is estimated to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s New York next month where it’s estimated to fetch anywhere from $12 million to $18 million, a sum that would break the record for the most expensive instrument ever sold, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
In New Hampshire, both major-party candidates were women, so either way a woman would win there — and help break the record for the most women serving simultaneously as governor at one time.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Until the injury, Ovechkin was on pace to break the record sometime in February.
—Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Break the record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20the%20record. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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