bury the lead

A form of bury the lede — To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.

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Meanings

verbbury the lead (third-person singular simple present buries the lead, present participle burying the lead, simple past and past participle buried the lead)

present singular third person buries the lead · participle present burying the lead · participle past buried the lead · past buried the lead

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bury the lede.
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APA

bury the lead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bury%20the%20lead

MLA

“bury the lead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bury%20the%20lead. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bury the lead,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bury%20the%20lead.

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