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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His four-stud brick was the first to break the record, which had been set in 2017 by microscopic artist Willard Wigan (who inspired Lindon to start making tiny art).
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
That number will break the record set by last year’s Super Bowl, which broke the record the year before that.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Even if Denver doesn’t tie or break the record, forecasters said the city will see temperatures nearly 30 degrees above normal for this time of month.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Saquon Barkley Forman: Saquon Barkley had a banner first season as an Eagle: MVP finalist, likely to break the record for all-time rushing yards, recently engaged.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
That number will break the record set by last year’s Super Bowl, which broke the record the year before that.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025
Even if Denver doesn’t tie or break the record, forecasters said the city will see temperatures nearly 30 degrees above normal for this time of month.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Saquon Barkley Forman: Saquon Barkley had a banner first season as an Eagle: MVP finalist, likely to break the record for all-time rushing yards, recently engaged.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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