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 2021, Florida set a record for manatee deaths in the wild at 1,100.
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Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
The Ravens/Steelers playoff matchup was watched by over 22 million via its Prime Video stream, which set a record for most concurrent viewers ever to the service.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The city set a record for the most days with highs that reached at or above 110°F, with 70 such occurrences, smashing the previous record of 55 days.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Both movies were box office hits, with the more recent film bringing in $221 million during its five-day domestic debut, according to Disney, which set a record for the largest Thanksgiving weekend haul in history, as USA TODAY previously reported.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
The Ravens/Steelers playoff matchup was watched by over 22 million via its Prime Video stream, which set a record for most concurrent viewers ever to the service.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The city set a record for the most days with highs that reached at or above 110°F, with 70 such occurrences, smashing the previous record of 55 days.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Both movies were box office hits, with the more recent film bringing in $221 million during its five-day domestic debut, according to Disney, which set a record for the largest Thanksgiving weekend haul in history, as USA TODAY previously reported.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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