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broke the story

broke the story is the simple past of break the story.

Meaning of break the story

Verb

break the story (third-person singular simple present breaks the story, present participle breaking the story, simple past broke the story, past participle broken the story)

  1. (idiomatic) To be the first to address or publicize an issue, often a news story.
  2. (idiomatic, screenwriting jargon) To create or determine the outline of the story of a screenplay.

Questions about broke the story

What is broke the story the simple past of?
Broke the story is the simple past of break the story.

Words near broke the story in the dictionary

  1. broke the mould
  2. broke the news
  3. broke the Sabbath
  4. broke the seal
  5. broke the silence
  6. broke the story
  7. broke the web
  8. broke the wheel
  9. broke through
  10. broke up
  11. broke upon the wheel

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