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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The 35-year-old Irishman set a record Saturday with five consecutive 3’s to start his round which included an eagle 3 chip-in on the par 5 second hole.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Last year, Woods set a record by making the cut for the 24th time in a row.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
The $45 million average annual value would have set a record for a pitcher not named Shohei Ohtani.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
His age didn’t set a record: Negro Leagues pitcher Si Simmons of the 1926 New York Lincoln Giants lived to 111, while another ex-Yankees pitcher, Red Hoff, reached 107.
—Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Last year, Woods set a record by making the cut for the 24th time in a row.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
The $45 million average annual value would have set a record for a pitcher not named Shohei Ohtani.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
His age didn’t set a record: Negro Leagues pitcher Si Simmons of the 1926 New York Lincoln Giants lived to 111, while another ex-Yankees pitcher, Red Hoff, reached 107.
—Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Set a record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20a%20record. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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