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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As if their normal lines weren’t already a headache, DMV offices across the country are reporting record-breaking wait times now that the Real ID deadline less than two weeks away.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
Eclipsing the recent record-breaking sale of the former Steve Wynn estate for $62 million, the $188 million Shakespeare Ranch will certainly break all current records.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
When McDonald, 54, and Gyllenhaal, 44, recently sat down with Variety for a one-on-one conversation about their current Broadway productions, the Gypsy star noted the high demand to see Gyllenhaal and Washington in the record-breaking new production of Othello.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Imax saw its highest-grossing first quarter ever at the global box office with $298 million on the strength of a record-breaking Chinese New Year holiday, which delivered triple the company’s previous best with $182 million.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
Eclipsing the recent record-breaking sale of the former Steve Wynn estate for $62 million, the $188 million Shakespeare Ranch will certainly break all current records.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
When McDonald, 54, and Gyllenhaal, 44, recently sat down with Variety for a one-on-one conversation about their current Broadway productions, the Gypsy star noted the high demand to see Gyllenhaal and Washington in the record-breaking new production of Othello.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Imax saw its highest-grossing first quarter ever at the global box office with $298 million on the strength of a record-breaking Chinese New Year holiday, which delivered triple the company’s previous best with $182 million.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Record-breaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record-breaking. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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