ON RECORD Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

on record

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Definition of on record

as in public

not known by only a select few Everything said in this room today will go on record.

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Recent Examples of on record The largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, have fallen to their lowest levels on record. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 For 29 days, there was no one murdered in Brooklyn, the longest such stretch on record. — Barry Paddock, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 Hurricane Sandy caused catastrophic damage across the Northeast, particularly in New York and New Jersey, making 2012 one of the costliest disaster years on record at the time. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Those figures could be even worse amid mounting anti-vaccine sentiment that has pushed polio immunization rates to their lowest on record. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on record

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