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record-breaking
[ rek-erd-brey-king ]
adjective
- so great, successful, numerous, extreme, etc., as to surpass all previous records:
We had a record-breaking fundraising drive this year.
He scored a record-breaking 97 goals in a single season.
Word History and Origins
Origin of record-breaking1
Example Sentences
After food stamp usage hit record-breaking numbers in 2013, Congress tried to pare back the benefit.
But come Monday night it could also be a record-breaking television show.
Ronaldo, incidentally, also seemed more interested in his own record breaking.
In a shocking outcome to Super Bowl XLVII, Seattle beat down Denver for a record-breaking win.
It seems art has gone Hollywood these days, with record-breaking prices and long gallery lines.
When he goes to Europe, which he incessantly does, he invariably takes a record-breaking steamer in preference to all others.
A record-breaking snow of eight days and nights had just ended a few hours before.
The boys had been talking of motorcycling, and had been discussing Bert's record-breaking run across the continent.
His blood-curdling whoops and yells brought the sheriff in on a brilliant finale to a record-breaking run.
He, therefore, who can kill his fish quickest will make the biggest bag, if record breaking be his object.
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