Word info

record-setting

Adjective

Meaning

record-setting (not comparable)

Creating a new record, or most extreme known value for performance in some field of endeavor or activity, usually by beating the prior record; for example, by running a race faster than anyone ever has.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

We have an invisible enemy. We have a problem a month ago nobody ever thought about. [...] This is a bad one, this is a very bad one. This is bad in the sense that it's so contagious. It's just so contagious. Sort of record-setting type contagion. Donald Trump

A 110-foot tall Christmas tree (they claim it’s record-setting) is a key attraction of this family experience, which takes place on an official NASCAR racetrack. Source: Internet

Adam Scott credits the recent thrilling home Presidents Cup contest for a record-setting start to 2020 by Australians on the US PGA Tour. Source: Internet

After the record-setting run, some analysts warned that it may be time for the market to consolidate some of its recent gains. Source: Internet

A flood occurred on August 13, 2014 in Long Island after record-setting rainfall deposited two months' worth of precipitation on the area. Source: Internet

After the record-setting plunge of 1960, deep-diving vehicles became a matter of national capability for science and strategic purposes. Source: Internet

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