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Insta-story en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Insta story.
   alt of Insta story
   • It is among the first Covid-era memoirs, offering a ticktock of her husband’s plight, her search for hope for herself and their son, Elvis, who turns 2 this month, and new details that will surprise even the most avid watchers of her Insta-stories. 2021 June 10, Katherine Rosman, “In Covid’s Early Days, Her Loss Resonated. She Hopes Her Hope Does, Too.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2021:
   • The part-time NYU student posted Insta-stories from her seat at the A-list bash honoring producer-actress Reese Witherspoon, designer Raf Simons, choreographer Ryan Heffington, and more. 2017 November 2, Cassie Carpenter, “Beautiful in black! Karlie Kloss and Joan Smalls lead the glamour in sexy sequinned ensembles as they make a stylish entrance at the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2017:
   • And Kevin, you are the co-founder and CEO of Instagram, and you are now up to, I just heard in the hallway here, 800 million users, and your Insta-stories that you started as of this summer was already over 250 million. 2017 October 2, “From Rainbow Face Filters to ‘The Sopranos,’ How to Predict Trends on Instagram and HBO”, in Graydon Carter, editor, Vanity Fair, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2021:

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Insta-story en · VERB

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1. (informal, transitive) To post (something) as a story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on Instagram.
   • A few weeks ago, a former colleague Insta-storied an image of a woman wearing “a wearable pod,” a contraption that looked like a plastic hamper with armholes created by Under the Weather, a company specializing in various pods that withstand weather conditions. 2020 July 30, Liana Satenstein, “What It’s Like to Wear This Extreme 18th Century Trend In Real Life”, in Vogue, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2020:
   • The Louisiana-based 28-year-old Insta-storied several vacation snaps of her daughters enjoying the luxurious setting, including the swimming pool. 2019 June 6, Cassie Carpenter, “Jamie Lynn Spears and family enjoy her big sister Britney's $7.4M Thousand Oaks mansion and pool”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019:
   • Politicians already have a lot to learn from Ocasio-Cortez’s social media presence — and, for that matter, her platform. And because she’s one of the most beloved Democratic politicians of the moment, it’s likely that Insta-storied skin care and Beto O’Rourke’s constant cooking live streams will only be the beginning of an endless social media relatability race among politicians in the lead-up to the 2020 election. 2019 January 28, Rebecca Jennings, “You don’t have to care about AOC’s skin care routine. But you should care about how she responded to critics.”, in Vox, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2019:

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