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broken the story

broken the story is the past participle 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 broken the story

What is broken the story the past participle of?
Broken the story is the past participle of break the story.

Words near broken the story in the dictionary

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

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