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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In 2023, the city set a record with more than 390 homicides.
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Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Last month, the league set a record with a crowd of 40,091 for the game between Bay FC and Washington Spirit at Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Russia had previously set a record in early July with 728 projectiles in one night.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In June, Alcaraz downed Sinner in the French Open, a match which set a record for the tournament’s longest final in history.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Last month, the league set a record with a crowd of 40,091 for the game between Bay FC and Washington Spirit at Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Russia had previously set a record in early July with 728 projectiles in one night.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In June, Alcaraz downed Sinner in the French Open, a match which set a record for the tournament’s longest final in history.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for set a record
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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